Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1912 — A Good Old World [ARTICLE]

A Good Old World

She’s a gray old world, at best, lad, She’s queer and full of pranks, She puts U 8 to the test, boys, With ail her fools and ranks. But right down on the level. You’ll have to doff your hat For honest, she’s a devil— , : Of a good old world at that. She maye have black and blue spots That put things on the hum, But by ye spades and jack pots, She sure is going some. And when it comes to showing That we can’t stick her too long Hang to her in the going And have a laugh and song. She may have lots qf grouches, Lots of sore-beads, lots of muts. She may cause yells and “ouches,” Lots of bumps and ugly ruts, But she’s not all bad, surely. Lots o’ lean with all the fat. She’s mixed up pretty purely And a good old world at that. BEN HOOVER.