Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO BILLY SUNDAY, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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TO BILLY SUNDAY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Critics say you're getting rich
Last Line: Billy sunday.
Subject(s): Sunday, William A. (billy) (1862-1935)


Critics say you're getting rich --
Big collections and all sich;
Send 'em -- where it smells of pitch,
Billy Sunday.

Is a hundred cents or so
For each creature saved from woe
Overcharge? I'd like to know,
Billy Sunday.

Critics say your words are coarse,
From a non-collegiate source;
But they never doubt their force,
Billy Sunday.

Critics say your mode is rough,
And your methods simply tough;
But the devil's smooth enough,
Billy Sunday.

Critics hate your notions most, --
Devil, hell, and Holy Ghost;
But you're saving men, a host,
Billy Sunday.

And the thousands that you win
From the lowest depths of sin
Stick to you through thick and thin,
Billy Sunday.





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