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Edgar Albert Guest - Laughter

2014-10-29 23 Dailymotion

Laughter sort o' settles breakfast better than digestive pills; <br />Found it, somehow in my travels, cure for every sort of ills; <br />When the hired help have riled me with their slipshod, careless ways, <br />An' I'm bilin' mad an' cussin' an' my temper's all ablaze, <br />If the calf gets me to laughin' while they're teachin' him to feed <br />Pretty soon I'm feelin' better, 'cause I've found the cure I need. <br /> <br />Like to start the day with laughter; when I've had a peaceful night, <br />An' can greet the sun all smilin', that day's goin' to be all right. <br />But there's nothing goes to suit me, when my system's full of bile; <br />Even horses quit their pullin' when the driver doesn't smile, <br />But they'll buckle to the traces when they hear a glad giddap, <br />Just as though they like to labor for a cheerful kind o' chap. <br /> <br />Laughter keeps me strong an' healthy. You can bet I'm all run down, <br />Fit for doctor folks an' nurses when I cannot shake my frown. <br />Found in farmin' laughter's useful, good for sheep an' cows an' goats; <br />When I've laughed my way through summer, reap the biggest crop of oats. <br />Laughter's good for any business, leastwise so it seems to me <br />Never knew a smilin' feller but was busy as could be. <br /> <br />Sometimes sit an' think about it, ponderin' on the ways of life, <br />Wonderin' why mortals gladly face the toil an care an' strife, <br />Then I come to this conclusion—take it now for what it's worth <br />It's the joy of laughter keeps us plodding on this stretch of earth. <br />Men the fun o' life are seeking—that's the reason for the calf <br />Spillin' mash upon his keeper—men are hungry for a laugh.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/laughter-86/

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