Show A SEASON OF TKIALS De sun come prowlin earlier dan he did some time ago An Its later when he goes ter take is rest An all de wuk you tackles seems ter measure mo and mo Dan i meter though you does yol level best Hit seems a terble distance crost dat gyahden patch o mine An de spade is long an mighty hahd ter swing An dat broken fence goes stretchin mile an miles along de line When de days is gittin longer in de spring Hit takes a drefful lot o time ter make an hour or two Exceptin when ila done got fast asleep Den land o goodness How dat night do gallop froo De slumber dat was comfortin an deep De road goes uphill all de way no matter mat-ter whah I walks An when acrost his lazy back I fling Er sack o grain de mule an me we bet slants in an balks When de days is slttin longer In de spring Washington Evening Star e |