Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-09 | Page 4 | Just Folks

Just Folks By EDGAR A. A GUEST WILL VILL ROGERS He made no boast beast of anything He served no narrow ends He talked with working man and king Iring And claimed them both as friends His was the great and generous soul That looked at life liCe and saw it whole Ho made no fetish out of gold And paid small heed to fame Ho wished the love of oC men to hold Rather than world acclaim But winning both he went his way The self same man as yesterday His was the gifted mind to break Tho The rules the tho pedants keep He knew the anguish and the ache Of OC which make men weep Wisdom correct oft cold appears His was the speech of smiles and tears Now as ns for him we sound the knell And prayers are softly said soul to Home goes his gallant dwell With all earths noblest dead A Aman man whose every act was good Because mens men's needs he under under- stood Copyright 1935 Edgar A Guest Guen