JIM'S COATS by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

When Jim has got a new coat,
It makes his Sunday wear;
But for his home or office, --
The old coat answers there.
When Jim "put on the new man,"
'Twas Sunday wear for him;
The other days "the old man"
Was good enough for Jim.

When Jim has got a new coat,
Who ever would believe
To-day he'd wear the collar,
To-morrow wear the sleeve?
But when Jim wears "the new man,"
He thinks it is no crime
To cut that coat and wear it
A little at a time.

Now Jim's old coat is crooked,
And crooked, too, is Jim;
For Jim, he twists his garments,
His garments, they twist him.
If Jim would wear "the new man,"
That coat cut straight and true,
On Sundays and on week-days,
I think he'd straighten, too!

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