Financial Calculation

We’ve been savin’ up our pennies an’ our nickels for a week

Cuttin’ out the movin’ picturs all lux’ries so to speak;

We have let up on terbacker, an’ we’ve gone without a shine,

An’ the razor we had side-tracked we’ve again got into line.

We have got up early mornin’s so’s to hoof it into town

An’ the nickels used for car fares we saltin’ of ‘em down;

We ain’t lost no time for ballgames, we ain’t squandered any cash,

We’ve been livin’ not on lobsters, but on plain old hullsome hash.

We ain’t metched to boss for coppers, we ain’t loaned a durn red cent,

We have kept from all temptation with a well defined intent.

We have saved up for a fortnight, an’ by George, we’re savin’ still –

We are goin’ to the circus if it takes a dollar bill!

      May 23, ‘10