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The Hired Man Talks	B
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There's old man Willards an' his wife	C
An' Marg'et S'repty's sister an'	D
There's me an' I'm the hired man	D
An' Tomps McClure you better yer life	C
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Well now old Willards hain't so bad	E
Considerin' the chance he's had	E
Of course he's rich an' sleeps an' eats	F
Whenever he's a mind to Takes	G
An' leans back in the Amen seats	F
An' thanks the Lord fer all he makes	G
That's purty much all folks has got	H
Ag'inst the old man like as not	H
But there's his woman jes the turn	D
Of them air two wild girls o' hern	D
Marg'et an' S'repty allus in	D
Fer any cuttin' up concern	D
Church festibals and foolishin'	D
Round Christmas trees an' New Year's sprees	I
Set up to watch the Old Year go	J
An' New Year come sich things as these	I
An' turkey dinners don't you know	J
S'repty's younger an' more gay	K
An' purtier an' finer dressed	L
Than Marg'et is but lawzy day	K
She hain't the independentest	K
'Take care ' old Willards used to say	K
'Take care Let Marg'et have her way	K
An' S'repty you go off an' play	K
On your melodeum ' But best	K
Of all comes Tomps An' I'll be bound	K
Ef he hain't jes the beatin'est	K
Young chap in all the country round	K
Ef you knowed Tomps you'd like him shore	M
They hain't no man on top o' ground	K
Walks into my affections more	M
An' all the Settlement'll say	K
That Tomps was liked jes thataway	K
By ever'body till he tuk	N
A shine to S'repty Willards Then	D
You'd ort'o see the old man buck	O
An' h'ist hisse'f an' paw the dirt	K
An' hint that 'common workin' men	D
That didn't want their feelin's hurt	K
'Ud better hunt fer 'comp'ny' where	P
The folks was pore an' didn't care '	-
The pine blank facts is the old man	D
Last Christmas was a year ago	J
Found out some presents Tomps had got	K
Fer S'repty an' hit made him hot	K
Set down an' tuk his pen in hand	K
An' writ to Tomps an' told him so	J
On legal cap in white an' black	Q
An' give him jes to understand	K
'No Christmas gifts o' 'lily white'	K
An' bear's ile could fix matters right '	-
An' wropped 'em up an' sent 'em back	Q
Well S'repty cried an' snuffled round	K
Consid'able But Marg'et she	R
Toed out another sock an' wound	K
Her knittin' up an' drawed the tea	R
An' then set on the supper things	S
An' went up in the loft an' dressed	K
An' through it all you'd never guessed	K
What she was up to An' she brings	S
Her best hat with her an her shawl	T
An' gloves an' redicule an' all	T
An' injirubbers an' comes down	D
An' tells 'em she's a goin' to town	D
To he'p the Christmas goin's on	D
Her Church got up An' go she does	U
The best hosswoman ever was	V
'An' what'll We do while you're gone '	-
The old man says a tryin' to be	R
Agreeable 'Oh You ' says she	R
'You kin jaw S'repty like you did	K
An' slander Tomps ' An' off she rid	K
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Now this is all I'm goin' to tell	W
Of this here story that is I	X
Have done my very level best	K
As fur as this an' here I 'dwell '	-
As auctioneers says winkin' sly	X
Hit's old man Willards tells the rest	K
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The Old Man Talks	B
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Adzackly jes one year ago	J
This New Year's day Tomps comes to me	R
In my own house an' whilse the folks	Y
Was gittin' dinner an' he pokes	Y
His nose right in an' says says he	R
'I got yer note an' read it slow	J
You don't like me ner I don't you '	-
He says 'we're even there you know	J
But you've said furder that no gal	Z
Of yourn kin marry me er shall	Z
An' I'd best shet off comin' too '	-
An' then he says 'Well them's Your views	A2
But havin' talked with S'repty we	R
Have both agreed to disagree	R
With your peculiar notions some	B2
An' that s the reason I refuse	A2
To quit a comin' here but come	B2
Not fer to threat ner raise no skeer	R
An' spile yer turkey dinner here	R
But jes fer S'repty's sake to sheer	R
Yer New Year's Shall I take a cheer '	-
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Well blame don Ef I ever see	R
Sich impidence I couldn't say	K
Not nary word But Mother she	R
Sot out a cheer fer Tomps an' they	K
Shuk hands an' turnt their back on me	R
Then I riz mad as mad could be	R
But Marg'et says 'Now Pap You set	K
Right where you're settin' Don't you fret	K
An' Tomps you warm yer feet ' says she	R
'An throw yer mitts an' comfert on	D
The bed there Where is S'repty gone	D
The cabbage is a scortchin' Ma	C2
Stop cryin' there an' stir the slaw '	-
Well What was Mother cryin' fer	R
I half riz up but Marg'et's chin	D
Hit squared an' I set down ag'in	D
I allus was afeard o' her	R
I was by jucks So there I set	K
Betwixt a sinkin' chill an' sweat	K
An' scuffled with my wrath an' shet	K
My teeth to mighty tight you bet	K
An' yit fer all that I could do	K
I eeched to jes git up an' whet	K
The carvin' knife a rasp er two	K
On Tomps's ribs an' so would you	K
Fer he had riz an' faced around	K
An' stood there smilin' as they brung	J
The turkey in all stuffed an' browned	K
Too sweet fer nose er tooth er tongue	J
With sniffs o' sage an' p'r'aps a dash	D2
Of old burnt brandy steamin' hot	K
Mixed kindo' in with apple mash	D2
An' mince meat an' the Lord knows what	K
Nobody was a talkin' then	D
To 'filiate any awk'ardness	K
No noise o' any kind but jes	K
The rattle o' the dishes when	D
They'd fetch 'em in an' set 'em down	D
An' fix an' change 'em round an' round	K
Like women does till Mother says	K
'Vittels is ready Abner call	T
Down S'repty she's up stairs I guess '	-
And Marg'et she says 'Ef you bawl	T
Like that she'll not come down at all	T
Besides we needn't wait till she	R
Gits down Here Temps set down by me	R
An' Pap say grace ' Well there I was	K
What could I do I drapped my head	K
Behind my fists an' groaned an' said	K
'Indulgent Parent In Thy cause	K
We bow the head an' bend the knee	R
An' break the bread an' pour the wine	D
Feelin' ' The stair door suddently	T
Went bang An' S'repty flounced by me	R
'Feelin' ' I says 'this feast is Thine	D
This New Year's feast ' an' rap rap rap	E2
Went Marg'ets case knife on her plate	K
An' next I heerd a sasser drap	E2
Then I looked up an' strange to state	K
There S'repty set in Tomps lap	E2
An' huggin' him as shore as fate	K
An' Mother kissin' him k slap	E2
An' Marg'et she chips in to drap	E2
The ruther peert remark to me	R
'That 'grace' o' yourn ' she says 'won't 'gee'	F2
This hain't no 'New Year's feast '' says she	R
'This is a' Infair Dinner Pap '	-
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An' so it was Be'n married fer	R
Purt' nigh a week 'Twas Marg'et planned	K
The whole thing fer 'em through an' through	K
I'm rickonciled an' understand	K
I take things jes as they occur	R
Ef Marg'et liked Tomps Tomps 'ud do	K
But I says I a holt his hand	K
'I'm glad you didn't marry Her	R
'Cause Marg'et's my guardeen yes sir	R
An' S'repty's good enough fer you '	-

James Whitcomb Riley

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