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Edgar Guest - Old-Fashioned Folks
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OLD-FASHIONED folks! God bless  `em all! 
The fathers an` the mothers, 
The aunts an` uncles, fat an` tall, 
The sisters an` the brothers. 
The good old-fashioned neighbors, too, 
The passing time improves `em, 
They still drop in to chat with you 
Whene`er the spirit moves `em. 
The simple, unaffected folks 
With gentle ways an` sunny, 
The brave an` true 
That live life through 
An` stay unspoiled by money.
 
Old-fashioned folks, of solid worth,
On them a benediction! 
The joy an` comfort of the earth, 
Its strength, without restriction. 
The charm of every neighborhood, 
The toilers uncomplaining, 
The men an` women, pure an` good, 
Of fine an` honest graining. 
The plain an` open-hearted folks 
That make no fad a passion, 
The kind an` fair 
That do an` dare 
An` are not slaves to fashion.

Old-fashioned folks, that live an` love
An` give their service gladly, 
An` deem their neighbors worthy of
Their help when things go badly. 
The simple sharers of our joys, 
Sweet ministers in sorrow, 
They help the world to keep its poise 
An` strength for each tomorrow.
The simple, unaffected folks, 
That live for all about `em, 
God bless `em all,
This earthly ball 
Would dreary be without `em.
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