Six letter word, c-h-a-n-g-e,
It is constant, important,a watch-word,
A tool for correction of that which is strange.
It is a magic for living in Concord, ...
(With apologies to the singer of the “Song of the Banjo”.)
I'm a homely little bit of tin and bone;
I'm beloved by the Legion of the Lost;
I haven't got a “vox humana” tone,
And a dime or two will satisfy my cost.
I don't attempt your high-falutin' flights;
I am more or less uncertain on the key;
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