Show Best Boy in Town By EDMUND VANCE COOKE R He Ue e cannot bake an angel cake lies lie's not so much at sport His work at school is as a rule fule Of only fair report S But search the town upside an and l down I behind before Beyond S And hes he's the best by every test test 5 J r The boy who lives n next nt door The fact is clear for all to know His own fond mother tells me so s II Ho plays rough jokes upon upon- his f folks He throws a fit to scare em eni He ile frets he lie fights and he lie recites S The Dream of Eu Eugene gene Aram Bu But you would seek for many a week And never find his beat S So who denies he wins the prize prize prize- The boy across the street 1 S Youve You've got to rate him First Preferred F For r. r which I have his fathers father's word frS fr'S Theres There's one lad more I think might score score of I 5 As noblest of his kind 55 5 5 But But he he like lik me is apt to be Vs S S Too modestly inclined S S So none him first and most Or Or cry his fair renown Though he stands out beyond a S The best boy in the town S But Im I'm too shy to make the claim And just because he bears my name S Copyright 1920 N N. E. E A. A |