Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1912 — CURRENT VERSE [ARTICLE]

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My Proud Pa. K s’pose the biff head beadin' over my crib Is my pa. 1 s’pose that wiseacre whose talk la so glib Is my pa. I’ve not been here long now—my days are but three, But there’s something that even a baby cam see. An’ the man who takes all the credit.for me Is my pa. I s’pose that the man with the hat that won't fit Is my pa. I s'pose that that fellow who think he's "It" Is my pa. He’s a lltle guy, too, but as proud as can be, » At\ T that wonderful lady an’ I both agree That the one who takes all the credit for me Is my pa. I s’pose that the man with that facestretching grin Is my pa. I s'pose that that short chap, so terribly thin. Is my pa. My ma Is that wonderful lady In white, Her voice is as sweet as an angel at night. Now rm next to that proud little geezer, an right, He’s my pa. . —Detroit Free Press.