When Day is Done by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest
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"O' the cunning creed o' some Russian breed; I stand for the U.S.A.!
I'm done with your fads, and your wild-eyed lads. Don't flourish your rag o' red Where I can see or by night there'll be tall candles around your bed. "So tip your hat to a flag like that! Thank God for its stripes an' stars! Thank God you're here where the roads are clear, away from your kings and czars. I can't just say what I feel to-day, for I'm not a talkin' man, But, first an' last, I am standin' fast for all that's American. So don't you speak of the bolsheveek, it's sick of that stuff I am! One God, one flag is the creed I brag! I'm boostin' for Uncle Sam." A Boy and His Stomach What's the matter with you--ain't I always been your friend? Ain't I been a pardner to you? All my pennies don't I spend In gettin' nice things for you? Don't I give you lots of cake? Say, stummick, what's the matter, that you had to go an' ache? Why, I loaded you with good things yesterday, I gave you more Potatoes, squash an' turkey than you'd ever had before. I gave you nuts an' candy, pumpkin pie an' chocolate cake, An' las' night when I got to bed you had to go an' ache. Say, what's the matter with you--ain't you satisfied at all? |
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