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Edgar Albert Guest

Edgar Albert Guest

Old Mister Laughter

Old Mister Laughter
 Comes a-grinnin’ down the way,
Singin’: 'Never mind your troubles,
 For they’ll surely pass away.’
Singin’: 'Now the sun is shinin’
 An’ there’s roses everywhere;
To-morrow will be soon enough
 To fret about your care.’
 
Old Mister Laughter
 Comes a-grinnin’ at my door,
Singin’: 'Don’t go after money
 When you’ve got enough and more.’
Singin’:  'Laugh with me this mornin’
 An’ be happy while you may.
What’s the use of riches
 If they never let you play?’
 
Old Mister Laughter
 Comes a-grinnin’ all the time,
Singin’ happy songs o’ gladness
 In a good old-fashioned rhyme.
Singin’: 'Keep the smiles a-goin’,
 Till they write your epitaph,
And don’t let fame or fortune
 Ever steal away your laugh.’

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Autres oeuvres par Edgar Albert Guest...
War’s Homecoming

We little thought how much they me… And British mothers wearing black… The war was, O, so distant then,… We couldn’t see the weeping eyes,… We couldn’t sense the weight of wo…
The After-Dinner Smoke

THROUGH the smoke clouds that… I can see the Long Ago And the merry lanes of boyhood That I gayly used to tread; See the crows upon the wing,
Mother Nature

GOOD, kindly Mother Nature play… No favorites, but smiles for all Who care to tread her pleasant way… And listen to the song birds’ call… The tulips and the violets grow
A Greeting

IF every day of yours were fine And every sky of yours were blue, You couldn’t know such joy of mine… The joy o’ being friend to you. You’ve brushed away the clouds of…
The Love of the Game

There is too much of sighing, and… Of pitiful tales of despair. There is too much of wailing and g… And too much of railing at care. There is far too much glorificatio…
‘Erbert’s H’Opinion

H’if a yankee cutthroat ‘acks ‘is… H’it tykes a year to pack ‘im h’of… ‘E can h’always dig h’up some h’ex… To keep your justice creepin’ like… But h’in H’England, h’if a bloke…
Defeat

No one is beat till he quits, No one is through till he stops, No matter how hard Failure hits, No matter how often he drops, A fellow’s not down till he lies
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Bigger Than His Dad

He has heard his country calling,… And he’s doing something bigger th… He has caught a greater vision tha… And I know to-day I’m prouder of… His speech is soft and vibrant wit…
A Woman’s Ways

IT ‘S human for a woman To enjoy a little cry; Though a man will grin and bear ’e… And pass little troubles by, A woman seeks a pillow
We’Re Dreamers All

Oh, man must dream of gladness whe… And a hint of something better is… And nobody wakes at morning but ho… To have come to a richer pleasure… For man is a dreamer ever. He gli…
The Unknown Friends

We cannot count our friends, nor s… How many praise us day by day. Each one of us has friends that he Has yet to meet and really know, Who guard him, wheresoe’er they be…
His Example

There are little eyes upon you, an… There are little ears that quickly… There are little hands all eager t… And a little boy that’s dreaming o… You’re the little fellow’s idol, y…
He’s Taken Out His Papers

He’s taken out his papers, an’ he’… He’s sworn to love the Stars and… An’ he’s done with dukes an’ princ… An’ he’s pledged himself to freedo… He’s bought himself a bit of groun…
The Limitations of Greatness

NO MAN really knows enough To be hateful to his brother, None is rich enough to cuff And be cruel to another; None so clever that he can
The Other Fellow

Whose luck is better far than ours… The other fellow’s. Whose road seems always lined with… The other fellow’s. Who is the man who seems to get



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