Spanish Fork Press | 1906-03-29 | Page 4 | The Man and the Job

The Man and the Job I Of graft 1 do not care to read Its wnys and wiles have erased to thrill To holdup yarns 1 pay no heed Theyre even more familiar Mill But yet my curious Instincts throb At Items small I dally and Like this Jake Littles sot n Job Instead of Thomas Jones resigned I know that there n problem lies For those who read between the lines For politicians shrewd and wise Who know the ropes and scan the signs So veiled unto the general mob Their meaning to the few confined Why did Jake flttte Ret the Job And why has Thomas Jones resigned They fain would know who hungerIng wait The chance that may a berth afford In county service or with state Or city hull or dnilnnce board What ailed poor Jones the luckless man Did he ncRlect his daily grind 1 What gull nppllril to him a clln1 Oh why oh way has he resigned 1 nut rain tluoush wide surmise to range One cause shines out most clear and true The law of Jobs N I law of change Yank out the old yank In the new The loser up again may bob The winner yet will fall behind And thenfore I Little gets the Job And Junes meanders off resigned