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THE GOLDEN NICKEL by JOSEPH FRANCIS CARLIN MACDONNELL

First Line: IF I HAD A NICKEL
Last Line: AS THOSE THAT ARE GOOD.
Subject(s): MONEY; WISHES;
If I had a nickel
I'd drive the goat's gig
That jolts on the pavement
When crossing a twig:
A buck or a nanny,
No differ at all,
If I were as simple
As those that are small.

And if I had a nickel
I'd ride the grey ass
That jogs on the sidewalk
So near to the grass:
The ass or the pony,
I would not care which,
If I were as simple
As those that are rich.

But oh! for the nickel
I'd spend in the Park
To canter with Chaucer
And gallant Jeanne d'Arc,
Quixote on his jennet,
And Red Riding Hood;
If I were as simple
As those that are good.



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