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| − | + | I USED to love the rocking chair, a rocking to and fro; | |
| − | + | A lullaby to slumber, on the edges of the dark. | |
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| − | USED to love the rocking chair, a rocking to and fro; | ||
| − | A lullaby to slumber | ||
I used to have a notion that its oscillating motion | I used to have a notion that its oscillating motion | ||
Was invented by old Noah, in the Ark. | Was invented by old Noah, in the Ark. | ||
| − | But I've learned, with satisfaction, that is born | + | But I've learned, with satisfaction, that is born of local pride, |
That the rocking-chair was cradled up in Maine; | That the rocking-chair was cradled up in Maine; | ||
| − | For its author's personality | + | For its author's personality, is located with finality, |
| − | 'Twas Barrows | + | 'Twas Barrows, as I hasten to explain. |
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Did I say that he invented the earliest rocking-chair? | Did I say that he invented the earliest rocking-chair? | ||
| − | Permit me! Such a thing I'd not suggest, | + | Permit me! Such a thing I'd not suggest, |
For the slumb'rous "to and fro" must have started long ago, | For the slumb'rous "to and fro" must have started long ago, | ||
On its mission for the toiling sons of rest. | On its mission for the toiling sons of rest. | ||
But I want you all to know that for more than fifty years, | But I want you all to know that for more than fifty years, | ||
He has made 'em at an undiminished pace, | He has made 'em at an undiminished pace, | ||
| − | And has started up a stock | + | And has started up a stock, of the happy chairs that rock, |
For the welfare and the comfort of the race. | For the welfare and the comfort of the race. | ||
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Tho he's done a lot of other things that speak for humankind; | Tho he's done a lot of other things that speak for humankind; | ||
Tho he's labored for the "folks" for many a day; | Tho he's labored for the "folks" for many a day; | ||
| − | Tho he's had a warlike mission as a sergeant | + | Tho he's had a warlike mission as a sergeant, non-commission, |
In the armies of the blue against the gray; | In the armies of the blue against the gray; | ||
| − | + | Tho he's filled the chairs of office in the ancient lodge that's blue; | |
Tho he's labored for the church with zeal and care, | Tho he's labored for the church with zeal and care, | ||
| − | I climax the aggregation of his well-earned | + | I climax the aggregation of his well-earned reputation— |
| + | "He has built for us the perfect rocking-chair." | ||
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Revision as of 23:11, 25 March 2017
MR. J. H. BARROWS OF BETHEL.
I USED to love the rocking chair, a rocking to and fro; A lullaby to slumber, on the edges of the dark. I used to have a notion that its oscillating motion Was invented by old Noah, in the Ark. But I've learned, with satisfaction, that is born of local pride, That the rocking-chair was cradled up in Maine; For its author's personality, is located with finality, 'Twas Barrows, as I hasten to explain.
Did I say that he invented the earliest rocking-chair? Permit me! Such a thing I'd not suggest, For the slumb'rous "to and fro" must have started long ago, On its mission for the toiling sons of rest. But I want you all to know that for more than fifty years, He has made 'em at an undiminished pace, And has started up a stock, of the happy chairs that rock, For the welfare and the comfort of the race.
Tho he's done a lot of other things that speak for humankind; Tho he's labored for the "folks" for many a day; Tho he's had a warlike mission as a sergeant, non-commission, In the armies of the blue against the gray; Tho he's filled the chairs of office in the ancient lodge that's blue; Tho he's labored for the church with zeal and care, I climax the aggregation of his well-earned reputation— "He has built for us the perfect rocking-chair."
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