COME on! the day's work's done; Wash up, and off we go! Say, wait a bit, don't run; No need to hurry so! Boats, subways, trolleys, trains, There's lots of them, you know -- But what about those stains? Wash up before you go! Get rid of labor's grime; Wash up before you go! Soap, and a little time, Make hands as white as snow. Come, make the soapsuds foam! Remember what you owe To those who wait at home. Wash up before you go! Hands, face -- aye! heart and mind, Wash up before you go! Leave business cares behind; In soapsuds let them flow! That frown, that ugly scowl, Don't take that with you! No, Leave that upon the tow'l -- Wash up before you go! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BELLS OF SAN BLAS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE BLESSED DAMOZEL by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI TO THE ROSE UPON THE ROOD OF TIME by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FORSAKEN by C. HAMILTON AIDE AUTHOR TO HIS CHILD by FRANCES AIRTH I HAVE SEEN THE STARS AGAIN by PAUL SOUTHWORTH BLISS |