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ADVICE TO WORRIERS by GEORGE SIMON KAUFMAN

First Line: PRAY LIST TO ME A MODEST WHILE
Last Line: IF SOMEONE HAS A DIPPER.
Subject(s): WORRY;

Pray list to me a modest while;
I fain would spill an earful:
Don't worry -- cultivate a smile --
Be always bright and cheerful.

When things are looking dour and black,
Then you be blithe and hearty;
Just slap me gaily on the back --
The life of every party.

Let naught be your cheery nature spoil;
Be always gay and chipper . . .
And I'll supply the boiling oil,
If someone has a dipper.



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