Shell Out

Don’t draw up into your shell,

Casting over folks a spell;

Actin’ like you were afraid

Uv the common folks’ brigade.

Leave your shell once in a while,

Help the sad world with your smile,

See the kindness about;

Shell out.

When the signal of distress

Strikes you with its helplessness,

Don’t draw in your shell an’ say,

“On your way, man, on your way!”

Listen to his tale of woe

Mebbie it is really so;

Then, if you hev no doubt

Shell out.

June 9, ‘09