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Edgar Guest - Just A Boy
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Get to understand the lad--
He`s not eager to be bad;
If the right he always knew,
He would be as old as you.
Were he now exceeding wise,
He`d be just about your size;
When he does things that annoy,
Don`t forget, he`s just a boy.

Could he know and understand,
He would need no guiding hand;
But he`s young and hasn`t learned
How life`s corners must be turned;
Doesn`t know from day to day
There is more in life than play,
More to face than selfish joy--
Don`t forget he`s just a boy.

Being just a boy, he`ll do
Much you will not want him to;
He`ll be careless of his ways,
Have his disobedient days,
Wilful, wild and headstrong, too,
Just as, when a boy, were you;
Things of value he`ll destroy,
But, reflect, he`s just a boy.

Just a boy who needs a friend,
Patient, kindly to the end,
Needs a father who will show
Him the things he wants to know;
Take him with you when you walk,
Listen when he wants to talk,
His companionship enjoy,
Don`t forget, he`s just a boy!
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