Thomas D. Rice

“ I'm tired of being a single man
An I'm tarmined to get a wife
For what I think de happiest
Is de swee married life.
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Its berry common 'mong de white
To marry and get divorced
But dat I'll nebber do
Unless I'm really forced
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I think I see myself in Broadway
Wid my wife upon my arm,
And to follow up de fashion,
Dere sure can be no harm.
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An I caution all white dandies,
Not to come in my way,
For if dey insult me,
dey'll in de gutter lay.
This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”