Show I II 1 The Book Boorer Boofer f I By JAMES J MONtAGUE WHEN HEN one the Wagner who inspired the frightFul strife Of the e and saxophone and kettledrum a acid d fiFe I Put out a book explaining what a fine thing was content He dispatched a sample copy to our learned President And the President so volubly its simple charm extolled I T That editions scarce were printed ere the last book had been sold I OpT ff i T HEN a set of nature fakers sat them gladly down to write I How wolves made hash of reindeer with one comprehensive bite And when their books reached Washington the President replied I With Willi short and ugly phrases which informed them that they lied I And all the populace was warned their trifling tales toshun i f Yet now these nature akers books are selling oy by the ton tonI I I fI i I I II I a 0 I SO 0 hearken all you writing folk whose pens are always loosed I II I Dont worry if you cannot get a Presidential boost I f But write on Hindu gods or glue or war or whales or trout Oz O any of the billion things that h he knows all about Ii If he approves the work your fame will wili rise up like a rocket lint But be far snore mort fortunate if he elects to knock kuock it |