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DAUGHTER'S TANTRUMS, by                    
First Line: What is the matter with mary jane?
Last Line: What is the matter with mary jane?
Subject(s): Anger; Daughters


What is the matter with Mary Jane?
She's raising the very devil again.
She says that her parents give her a pain --
What is the matter with Mary Jane?

What is the matter with Mary Jane?
She led off the Vassar daisy-chain,
And got a pearl necklace and can't complain --
What is the matter with Mary Jane?

What is the matter with Mary Jane?
We've said she can go to Europe again.
Oh, hear the child swear! Why, she's almost profane! --
What is the matter with Mary Jane?

What is the matter with Mary Jane?
Why is she raising particular cain?
She has a rich beau that she shouldn't disdain --
What is the matter with Mary Jane?

What is the matter with Mary Jane?
It may be a storm on the poor girl's brain.
Perhaps a Career has intrigued her again --
What is the matter with Mary Jane?





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