Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1901 — The Girls of Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

The Girls of Rensselaer.

Oh, cheerful happy town, I fain would spend my days Amid thy streets and groves And blossom covered ways. For often do I think, When the evening stars look down, There never was such girls As the girls of our town. CHORUS. They are like dainty roses, Teeth of pearl, eyes so clear, Others may be fair, But nothing to compare, With the blooming pretty girls of Rensselaer. How rapturous at morn, The caroling of birds Yet dearer far to me, Are kind and loving words. They drive away dull care, And vanish every frown * So charming is the converse sweet, Of the girls of our town. CHORUS. One may see a type of Heaven, In the smiles their faces wear. Others may be fair. But nothing to compare, With the bright and joyous girls of Rensselaer. Their faithfulness at home, Let daily duties tell. In every kindly act, How eager to excel. And though their bonnie hands, May show a tinge of brown. They do but prove the peerless worth, Of the girls of our town. CHORUS. Unassuming, pure and gentle, Good dispensing everywhere. Others may be fair. But nothing to compare, With the noble hearted girls of Rensselaer. So long as starry hours, Their golden light unveil, And oft recurring blooms, "Their balmy breath exhale, May love serenly bright, With-snowy blossoms crown, The happy lives and sunny brows, Of the girls of our town. CHORUS. In my heart ’tis always summer, When their loveliness I share, Others may be fair But nothing to compare, With the charming pretty girls of Rensselaer.

J. W. C. S.