Show THE OZARK HOUN SONG 7 e- e The Thc new Democratic battle hymn has already been wired west The first stanza being Every time I come to town tf Tho Ibo boys keep kickin mv PlY dawg aroun aroun Makes no if he IS a houn boun They The gotta otta stop kickin my dawg aroun The Springfield Mass rass Republican has suggested sug sug- that when Puccini composes his next American Ameri Amen can opera he might make effective use of the houn hoim song It offers this Italian version for foral Caruso al uso to sing i QUa clo vengo en o a in va ese La tr g cento uto nto a a. il it ii- mio c e anino con calci d di Non Kon fa die che sill sia ia un tin C Bisogna che di il ii mio ink canino con can calci di dl pic e. e As rendered back baek into English by the accomplished pUshed translator of the libretto the Springfield Republican anticipates the following variations from the original Each Bach time that I come conic to visit in the community The Tho rabble commences to buffet my do doer with blows T of the tho foot Tt It makes not any effect that he should be a lowly doIt clog do It is 13 their hu business in s that t they tiey ey to buffet my dog with frith bio blows blow of t the e foot That wi will not do The punctuation would be impossible for the Missouri l Democrats where the battle hymn originated It would destroy the accent at the right points and give gie no rest refit nor nore e expression n to the Missouri foot foo that would be trying trying try try- ing lug to beat time Did the thc Republican li an hear the old story illustrating lug ing how careful Missourians are arc fo 0 properly accent everything they read re d or sing I In substance the story tells teJI Jiow ov the Missouri uri mot mother er one evening was explaining to her two s small children a boy and a girl how essential it was to property properly accent what the they read telling them that frequently the he entire sense of a sentence was wa changed by a wrong accent A little later ater the little girl di disrobed robed put on her nightie and kneeling said her evening prayer but on this particular evening e added a as follows Goodbye God we are going to leave Missouri is ouri tomorrow The boy instantly protested with ith Mamma Iamma that is wrong Sister ister docs does not accent if it right fight She ought to say Good By B c By-c e e God We Ve arc are going to DEA LEAVE hEAVE VE Missouri lO TOMORROW |