This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... THE BLANKET-STIFF Mebby I made the Big Mistake, and mebby I changed my name: Hobo, Willie, or Blanket-Stiff, the monaker's all the same: Moses was high in politics and Aaron at sleight-of-hand, But both of 'em had to hit the grit to get to the Promised Land. If they could have seen the U.S.A. a-stretchin' ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... THE BLANKET-STIFF Mebby I made the Big Mistake, and mebby I changed my name: Hobo, Willie, or Blanket-Stiff, the monaker's all the same: Moses was high in politics and Aaron at sleight-of-hand, But both of 'em had to hit the grit to get to the Promised Land. If they could have seen the U.S.A. a-stretchin' from coast to coast, They'd 'a' made a couple of plans to stay, and set up a tradin'-post: But their folks are here and they're gettin' rich, just pilin' it up in stacks, And bowin' down to the Golden Calf while dodgin' their income tax. Now some of the wanderin' Wops I've met, they claim they could clean the slate, And set up a brand-new government--as if they could run it straight! They'd maul our laws with their dirty paws and stick 'em behind the shelf: And, honest, I never talked to one that was able to run himself. 'Most any man can choose his lay; go crooked or work or roam, But the guy that's wise will save his breath for bringin' the bacon home: Me, I'maBo--that lets me out; but a Hobo ain't a bum: This country is good enough for me--and it's too dam' good--for some. And where is a guy that can make a law that another guy can't break? It's nothin' new for Esau's stew to be swiped by his brother Jake: Then Esau moans as he picks the bones and cusses his birthright blue, But the guy that's wise just bats his eyes--and goes huntin' another stew. "We buy our beef from the Argentine, and our clothes from across the pond, And shoes are so high they are only wore by those in the Great Beyond"; But the bums I've met were wearin' shoes, and clothes that was good enough, And none of 'em ever starve to death, though mebby their chow is tough.' You say if I talked to my pals like that, that mebby I'd do some good? The Blanket-Stiff What, scatter...
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