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Edgar Guest - A Little The Best Of It
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A LITTLE the best of it,
Allus he prayed for,
All th` time lookin`
Per more than he paid for,
Had an idee, that`s
What bargains are made for.

Whatever he sold,
Folks made up their minds to it, 
He got th` best of it,
Everyona knew it, 
There warn`t any trick
Known, but what he could do it.

Sand in th` sugar,
His thumb on the scales, 
Short weight in flour
An` ten-penny nails, 
Made his own lard,
An` he weighed in th` pails.
Bet when he dies,

An` he makes a clean breast of it, 
Tells good St. Peter
His yarn, with the rest of it, 
He`ll make a plea
For a little th` best of it.
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