Show A Modest Mans Desire I would not care to be so rlcn That nil tho world would envy me I do not crave possessions which Would bind me down to slavery I merely want u little more Than they have who live next door To have the worldly means whereby I might outshine my friends and not Be forced to strain would satisfy And make mo happy with my lot I merely want n little more Than they possess who live next door Thus favored I would leave behind Sly present friends and move away And richer prouder neighbors find And there as now still meekly pray But to possess a little more Than they might have who lived next door And having that how fine nnd fair A planet this would bo And when J outshone all around me there Id proudly move ahead again And ask for nothing as before Sao to eclipse the ones next door I would not be so rich that hate Must follow everywhere I went As I have tried to plainly state With little I could bo content All that I ask Is always more Than they may have who live next door Chicago RecordHerald |