Show Q JUST FOLKS By Edgar A. A Guest Q THE UNHAPPY WISE MAN He was a very brilliant man As wise as he could be But strange lo to say from day to day But Dut evil could he se see see And even laughing children seemed To fill his heart with woe Said he In loIn time to deeds of crime crimeA A lot of at them will grow I- I This wise man threw his faith away And chose to live with doubt At optimists he shook his fists And threw the parsons out He ne grew t to- to too sneer at womanhood And mocked at all an the rules With downcast t eye he used to sigh The world orld is full fun of fools He read the bitter bo books ka produced By cynics wise and smart lIe He toyed with and And tore lifes life's Joys apart And if a glad Iad man laughed aloud aroud Or sang with might and main He lie sighed Ah Mv me That proves proVe that h he Is hopelessly insane And yet his neighbors and their friends friend Had many a merry day Their wives were true their children too They gladly watched at play They braved the cold of winter tires time And loved the summer simmer skies S The fact Is this they tiey seemed to miss f being Copyright |