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Robert W Service - Compensation PeteRobert W Service - Compensation Pete
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He used to say: There ain`t a doubt Misfortune is a bitter pill, But if you only pry it out You`ll find there`s good in every ill. There`s comfort in the worst of woe, There`s consolation in defeat . . . Oh what a solace-seeker! So We called him Compensation Pete. He lost his wealth - but was he pipped? Why no - "That`s fine," he used to say. "I`ve got the government plumb gypped - No more damn income tax to pay. From cares of property set free, And with no pesky social ties, Why, even poverty may be A benediction in disguise." He lost his health: "Okay," he said; "I`m getting on, may be the best. I`ve always loved to lie abed, And now I have the right to rest. Such heaps o` things I want to do, I`ll have no time to fret or brood. I`ll read the dam ol` Bible through: Guess it`ll do me plenty good." He has that line of sunny shine That makes a blessing of a curse, And he would say: "Don`t let`s repine, Though things are bad they might be worse." And so he cherished to the end Philosophy so sane and sweet That everybody was his friend . . . With optimism hard to beat - God bless old Compensation Pete.
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