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Show I THE REBEL By DOUGLAS MALLOCH CACH morning we arise at seven, Step out and take a look at heaven To note the day, if wet or dry, Then eat our breakfast, light our briar, And to a certain cell retire Where duties 'wait us, mountains high, And buy and sell, and pay and borrow, bor-row, And know we'll do the same tomorrow. tomor-row. To some it seems a life of virtue To never rise and re-assert you. To stand, get hitched, and then to pull: And yet I've often recollected A horse I very much respected, His bucking was so beautiful. Yet here we are, the snug descendants descend-ants Of men who fought for independence. independ-ence. Some day, I know, in desperation I'll rise and break some regulation, Assert myself and have my way. Though some may say I've lost my senses. I shall not care for consequences, Or care what other people say. What happens will be Immaterial Some day I'm going to change my cereal. . 1933. Douglas Malloch. WNU Service. |