II

On the dead level I am sore of heart,

For nifty Mame has frosted me complete,

Since ten o'clock, G. M., when on the street

I saw my lightning finish from the start.

O goo-goo eye, how glassy gazed thou art

To freeze my spinach solid when we meet,

And keep thy Willie on the anxious seat

Like a bum Dago on an apple cart!

Is it because my pants fit much too soon,

Or that my hand-me-down is out of style,

That thou dost turn me under when I spoon,

Nor hand me hothouse beauties with a smile?

If that's the case, next week I'll scorch the line

Clad in a shell I'll buy of Cohenstein.

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