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Show "When Mandy Starts to "Wash. ' When Mandy sots tho b'ller on. An' hustles up th' fire, An' starts a-stirrln' up of ntarch An' li'lsts 'er sleeves up higher. W'y, then you know th' war Is oa, . It ain't no tlmo to josh, Tho on'y tiling to do Is nit, When Mandy starts to wash. Cold beans an' bread nn' coffeo'a all I'll get to eat that day, An' 'taln't no use to stuy cround An' git In Mandy'8 way, Fcr then she'll set mo hard at work A-rinsln' out kcrsplosh! Ye can't stay round th' house an ahlrlc When Mandy start to waslu An' so I kinder hem cround 'At my terbaccer'a out, Fer down at Job's (th' corner store) Th' boys all set about A-lookln' jest an slieoplsh-lik An' chawln crackers Goshl I ain't tho on'y shiftless one When Mandy starts to waslu 'Nen I go anVblln' dowa th' road, A-jtecIln' sneaky-like. To Jlne in with th' other boys ' 'Afs sorter out on ctrlkc: A feller can't help feelln mean "S long 'a he can't josh, Th' on'y thing to do la git, When Mandy starts to wash. Grace G. Bostwick, in Llpplncolt's Magazine. |