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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OH, MAN!, by NATE SALSBURY
First Line: When, in years past, the drunkard sold
Last Line: Where, for a hundred bucks a case --
Alternate Author Name(s): Ireland, Baron
Subject(s): Temperance; Prohibition
First Line: When, in years past, the drunkard sold
Last Line: Where, for a hundred bucks a case --
Alternate Author Name(s): Ireland, Baron
Subject(s): Temperance; Prohibition
[With apologies to Briggs.]
When, in years past, the drunkard sold
The baby's only pair of shoes,
He'd spend the proceeds, we've been told, On booze.
And then, when he'd acquired a souse,
He'd chase his family from the house.
Enraged by this unwholesome fact,
The U. S. clamored for the lid.
"Pass," it implored, "the Volstead Act!" We did.
We sacrificed our wines and beers
And won our women's grateful tears.
And since the curse has left our land,
See how much better off we've been
Without champagne and whisky and Sole gin!
Besides, old top, I know a place
Where, for a hundred bucks a case --
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