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"If I should die to-night And you should come in deepest grief and woe— And say:—"Heres that ten dollars that I owe," I might arise in my large white cravat And say, "Whats that?"
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Benjamin Franklin King Jr.
Benjamin Franklin King Jr. (1857–1894) was an American humorist and poet whose work published under the names Ben King or the pseudonym Bow Hackley achieved notability in his lifetime and afterwards.
"If I should die to-night And you should come in deepest grief and woe— And say:—"Heres that ten dollars that I owe," I might arise in my large white cravat And say, "Whats that?"
"Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food, Nothing to wear but clothes To keep one from going nude."
"Nothing to breathe but air Quick as a flash tis gone; Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on."
"Nowhere to go but out, Nowhere to come but back."