Whitelock, William Wallace, 1869-1940 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 68
py dust. An make me sleepy — see? PANTS When I stayed up till nine oclock The first time in my life,I thought that I was old enough To get myself a wife ;I told my Ma I would nt wear Those horrid, nasty kilts.And when she made me pants I felt As tall as though on stilts. But oh, since then I ve had… … 45 THERE WERE GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS Yes, yes, my son, I have no doubt They re wonderful, these boysWho play at football, hockey, quoits, With such astounding noise ;No doubt they re heroes just as great As any Homer sung —I only say, you should have seen The boys when I was young. Our football team…
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