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THE STRENGTH OF THE WEAK |
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I
THE STRENGTH OF THE WEAK
Last
Chris'mus, little Benny
Wuzn't sick so bad,—
Now he's had the worst spell
Ever yet he had.
Ever' Chris'mus-morning, though,
He'll p'tend as if
He's asleep—an' first you know
He's got your “Chris'mus-gif'”!
Wuzn't sick so bad,—
Now he's had the worst spell
Ever yet he had.
Ever' Chris'mus-morning, though,
He'll p'tend as if
He's asleep—an' first you know
He's got your “Chris'mus-gif'”!
Pa he's good to all of us
All the time; but when,
Ever' time it's Chris'mus,
He's as good-again!—
'Sides our toys an' candy,
Ever' Chris'mus he
Gives us all a quarter,
Certain as can be!
All the time; but when,
Ever' time it's Chris'mus,
He's as good-again!—
'Sides our toys an' candy,
Ever' Chris'mus he
Gives us all a quarter,
Certain as can be!
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Pa, this morning, tiptoe' in
To make the fire, you know,
Long 'fore it's daylight,
An' all's ice an' snow!—
An' Benny holler, “Chris'mus-gif'!”
An' Pa jump an' say,
“You'll only git a dollar if
You skeer me thataway!”
To make the fire, you know,
Long 'fore it's daylight,
An' all's ice an' snow!—
An' Benny holler, “Chris'mus-gif'!”
An' Pa jump an' say,
“You'll only git a dollar if
You skeer me thataway!”
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