Laffin’

Laffin’, laffin’ all the time,

‘Twixt a poem an’ a rhyme;

Laffin’ when the heavens frown,

Laffin’ up a heart thet’s down;

     Thet’s the way,

              Tur pass the day,

Laffin’, laffin’, – laff away!

Laffin’, laffin’ all the while,

‘Twixt a ha ha! an’ a smile;

Laffin’ when yer fr’en’s are blue,

Laffin’ tell they all laff too;

     Thet’s the way,

              Tur pass the day,

Laffin’, laffin’, – laff away!

Sept. 29, 1894

Pub. in “Boston

Courier”, Oct. 7, ‘94