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| + | UNDERNEATH the shady maple, by the old back door, | ||
The housewife did the washing, in those happy days of yore; | The housewife did the washing, in those happy days of yore; | ||
| − | She used to bang the washtub, in an endless | + | She used to bang the washtub, in an endless rub-a-dub, |
And stand for weary hours by the old-blue-tub. | And stand for weary hours by the old-blue-tub. | ||
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Those days are gone forever; she now plays "bridge" instead; | Those days are gone forever; she now plays "bridge" instead; | ||
The back yard is deserted and the maple trees are dead; | The back yard is deserted and the maple trees are dead; | ||
| − | + | We send our washing up to Healey's; and now "father" has to scrub | |
To "fid up" for the laundry; for the old-blue-tub. | To "fid up" for the laundry; for the old-blue-tub. | ||
| − | But what's the use of kicking or | + | |
| − | When there's a shine upon your linen, and your clothes | + | But what's the use of kicking or of acting low and mean |
| + | When there's a shine upon your linen, and your clothes are sweet and clean? | ||
For the finest art is Healey's and the man must be a cub | For the finest art is Healey's and the man must be a cub | ||
To growl at this displacement, of the old-blue-tub. | To growl at this displacement, of the old-blue-tub. | ||
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He's an "Eagle" and a "Pythian," and a "Mason," tried and true; | He's an "Eagle" and a "Pythian," and a "Mason," tried and true; | ||
| − | His business is his hobby; one thing he's bound to do:To have the ideal city-laundry; to replace the housewife's rub | + | His business is his hobby; one thing he's bound to do:— |
| + | To have the ideal city-laundry; to replace the housewife's rub | ||
And to serve the people better than the old-blue-tub. | And to serve the people better than the old-blue-tub. | ||
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Revision as of 19:54, 10 March 2017
C. ERNEST HEALEY, LEWISTON, MAINE.
UNDERNEATH the shady maple, by the old back door, The housewife did the washing, in those happy days of yore; She used to bang the washtub, in an endless rub-a-dub, And stand for weary hours by the old-blue-tub.
Those days are gone forever; she now plays "bridge" instead; The back yard is deserted and the maple trees are dead; We send our washing up to Healey's; and now "father" has to scrub To "fid up" for the laundry; for the old-blue-tub.
But what's the use of kicking or of acting low and mean When there's a shine upon your linen, and your clothes are sweet and clean? For the finest art is Healey's and the man must be a cub To growl at this displacement, of the old-blue-tub.
He's an "Eagle" and a "Pythian," and a "Mason," tried and true; His business is his hobby; one thing he's bound to do:— To have the ideal city-laundry; to replace the housewife's rub And to serve the people better than the old-blue-tub.
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