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Edgar Guest - Bribed
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I know that what I did was wrong;
I should have sent you far away.
You tempted me, and I`m not strong;
I tried but couldn`t answer nay.
I should have packed you off to bed;
Instead I let you stay awhile,
And mother scolded when I said
That you had bribed me with your smile.
And yesterday I gave to you
Another piece of chocolate cake,
Some red-ripe watermelon, too,
And that gave you the stomach ache.
And that was after I`d been told
You`d had enough, you saucy miss;
You tempted me, you five-year-old,
And bribed me with a hug and kiss.
And mother said I mustn`t get
You roller skates, yet here they are;
I haven`t dared to tell her yet;
Some time, she says, I`ll go too far.
I gave my word I wouldn`t buy
These things, for accidents she fears;
Now I must tell, when questioned why,
Just how you bribed me with your tears.
I`ve tried so hard to do the right,
Yet I have broken every vow.
I let you do, most every night,
The things your mother won`t allow.
I know that I am doing wrong,
Yet all my sense of honor flies,
The moment that you come along
And bribe me with those wondrous eyes.
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