The
barber likes to shave you
To add unto his might;
The
swimmer likes to save you
To get a medal bright.
The
agent likes to sell you
To make a dollar note;
The
speaker likes to tell you
The way you ought to vote.
The
surgeon likes to bleed you
Because ‘twill do you good;
The
lunch man likes to feed you
To get rid of his food.
The
footpad likes to play you
To make his job complete;
The
copper likes to jug you
To show he’s on the beat.
The
fakir likes to lure you,
You are his only grist;
The
doctor likes to cure you
To raise his batting list.
The
tailor likes to ha’nt you
If him perchance you owe;
The
undertaker plant you
To see his harvest grow.
Oct.
15, ‘09
footpad n
(Historical Terms) Archaic a
robber or highwayman, on foot rather than horseback
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