Show Just Folks By 81 EDGAR A. A GUEST UTILE LITTLE ANNIE REVISED With apologies to the beloved Riley Little Annies Annie's come to our house to stay Coz Cea the revenue departments department's took her money all aU awa away For all aU tho the life insurance which was once her daddys daddy's pride Was Vas swallowed up In taxes just the minute that he died He hoped to leave her plenty so soshe soshe soshe she wouldn't have a care But It St took up every dollar to give Uncle Sam his hs share Now It isn't imps and witches that she sits and tells about But the munt govern at gits you Ef Et you Dont Don't Watch V Out Once her daddy used to tell teU her he was working for tor tho the day When she might be left an an hed he'd have to go awayAn awayAn away An he n never ver shirked his duty an he never guzzled beer An sometimes he wouldn't order from Irons his tailor for tor a year ear He was saving up for or Annie as a father ought to do But the more he earned by working working working work work- ing more moro and more his taxes grew An inheritance was WWI something hed he'd forgotten all about An the govern munt will git you Ef Et you Ou Dont Don't Watch Vatch Out Annies Annie's daddy had some money laid aside But the taxes saved by living were assessed the day he died They taxed wed him for the tho city and they taxed him for the state If It they caught him staying even then they doubled up his rate An sometimes It makes us wonder won wonder der as we listen to her tale If It it pays pas to be successful Arent Aren't t twe wo we better off oft to fall tall For with tax lax collectors trailing everybody round about The munt govern-munt will git you Ef Et you Dont Don't Watch Vatch Out Copyright Edgar A. A Guest |