Grampa Schuler

Grampa Schuler, when he was young,

Had a crest of hair, and shining eyes.

He wore red-flowered waistcoats,

Wild Byronic ties.

The whole land of Germany

Wasn't wide enough !-

He ran away one night, when winter

Seas were fierce and rough.

He has a sleek farm here

With already a settled air.

He's patriarchal, with his sons

And daughters round him everywhere,

His son's son Jim has fiery eyes-

He wants to go where the land is new!

Grampa bitterly. wonders: "What are

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Young fools coming to! Ruth Suckoto