Bib Ballads

<h3><SPAN name="GOOD-BY_BILL" id="GOOD-BY_BILL"></SPAN>GOOD-BY BILL</h3> <div class="cpoem"> <p><br/><br/> Dollar Bill, that I've held so tight<br/> Ever since payday, a week ago,<br/> Shall I purchase with you tonight<br/> A pair of seats at the vaudeville show?<br/> (Hark! A voice from the easy chair:<br/> "Look at his shoes! We must buy a pair.")<br/> <br/> Dollar Bill, from the wreckage saved,<br/> Tell me, how shall I squander you?<br/> Shall I be shined, shampooed and shaved,<br/> Singed and trimmed 'round the edges, too?<br/> (Hark! A voice from the easy chair:<br/> "He hasn't a romper that's fit to wear.")<br/> <br/> Dollar Bill, that I cherished so,<br/> Think of the cigarettes you'd buy,<br/> Turkish ones, with a kick, you know;<br/> Makin's eventually tire a guy.<br/> (Hark! A voice from the easy chair:<br/> "Look at those stockings! Just one big tear!")<br/> <br/> Dollar Bill, it is time to part.<br/> What do I care for a vaudeville show?<br/> I'll shave myself and look just as smart.<br/> Makin's aren't so bad, you know.<br/> Dollar Bill, we must say good-by;<br/> There on the floor is the Reason Why.<br/></p> </div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/008.jpg" width-obs="568" height-obs="600" alt="" title="decoration" /></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />