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Show GEORGIE ON THANKSGIVING Thankialvln' day comes once a year because the Pilgrim band Was thankful that they had the sense to leave their native land And come across the sea to find a stern and rock- bound shore Where they would never haft to bow to bosses I enny more, I Where thieves would not break In and steal and trusts would never try j To gobble everything and let the little dealer die. We celebrate Thanksglvln' day because the Pit- , grlms came In search of freedom where they knew that they would find the same, Where men would be as brothers, where the strong would aid the weak, Where libburty would ralie her flag on every crag and peak, Where billionaires would never dare to cheat for profits' sake Or break the laws that other men were not allowed al-lowed to break. We celebrate because the hopes hoped by that Pilgrim band Have all come true, because there's not an evil In our land, Because we have no wealthy rogues to plan and plot and scheme To make the libburty we claim a vain and empty dream, Because our magnates go to church and teach In Sunday schools, And everywhere from sea to sea the Christian spirit rules. We keep Thanksglvln' day because the man who does his best To be an honest citizen is honored by the rest; He may not have a share of stock or own a foot of land, But all our wealthy senators are glad to shake his hand And hear his plea and guard his rights with all the Jellus care They ever give the interests of any millionaire. We keep the good old day because no Idle rich Ignore The pressing needs of those where Want Is scratching at the door, Because we have such freedom as the Pilgrims wished to claim, Because we never i.re oppressed and never splotched with shame, Because we've frightened Greed away and raised our standard high And kept the faith for which our sires wsrt not afraid to dl. |