Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE OTHER FELLOW, by WALT MASON


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THE OTHER FELLOW, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The other fellow ought to do things I
Last Line: "say about the rainy day, ""the rainy day be derned."
Subject(s): Modesty


THE other fellow ought to do the things I leave undone; I like to hand him
precepts true, and counsel by the ton. The other fellow'd find it wise to lead
the simple life, to rigidly economize, assisted by his wife. While I blow in the

good long green for diamond-studded lyres, for jugs of sparkling gasoline, and
costly rubber tires. The other fellow ought to buy the cheaper cuts of meat, and

feed his children prunes while I the juicy sirloin eat. The other fellow ought
to keep within his modest means, and he can make his living cheap, by raising
spuds and beans. The other fellow ought to sweat and struggle for each dime,
while I go blithely into debt, and have a bully time. The other fellow ought to

know that rainy days will come, and he, to sidestep grief and woe, should save
an ample sum. While I blow all my coin away, much faster than it's earned, and
say about the rainy day, "The rainy day be derned."





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