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Show Rhymes By WA1T MASON V J GEORGE I Hi t. It I A l This George of England is a king, w hose ways are most endearing, for now be kicks like every thing at greedy profiteering. Some time ago Queen Mar said. "I've through the palace iperetl, and certain rooms u?..(l painting red, the walls should be re-papered re-papered Most any time some royal nobs may come around week-ending, and they would think that shiftless BWahS to housework were attending " Said George, whose head began to throb, "If you'll but cease your clangors, clang-ors, I'll have the lord htgh thingumbob thingum-bob call in the paperhangers " The honest British workmen came, prepared pre-pared to paint and putty, they named the wages they would claim, and George said, "You are nutty, there Is no sense in such a price is you are now demanding; to you a pitcher full of ice. with royal grace. I'm handing Because some thriftless kings have flung the coin with zeal distressing, you think that Georgle may be stung, but. you are poor at guessing. I'll paint the palace all alone, with princely prince-ly vim and vigor, before I'll pay you men a bone above a righteous figure." The royal shack la punk. In fact, offending of-fending all who scan it. and Mary reads the riot act. but George Is firm as granite. He says to her, "Our dark abode will shabby be for ages, unless some lads come up the road w ho'll work for decent wages." |