Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 4 | Just Folks

JUST FOLKS By- By nr EDG A. A GUEST u Copyright 1932 1992 by Edgar A. A Quest THE TIiE HAPPY TOAD As I was walking down the road I met an ugly grinning toad Who squatted In the shade and said I I 1 n never ver wish that I were dead Wherever I may chance to stray I find rich food along the wa way I have hav no dreams I cant can't fulfill I owe no other toad a bill In slim slimy places laces I abide But with them hem I am satisfied My little children I forsook I. I As tadpoles in a nearby brook I know not where they are nor care I have no burdens I must bear At night I never lie awake M My bitterest enemy is the snake I have no taxes no beliefs No cares ambitions hopes or No clothes to buy no cash to lose No tools that I must learn to use I sin sing no dirges tell no Jokes Im I'm Just a Jumping toad who croaks Contented placid happy IShall I IShall IShall Shall be until the day I die 0 a Yet as I trudged along the road thought Who o wants to tobe be a a- a toad toad- tJ