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First Line: I sometimes wisht that I wuz my ma
Last Line: N' I'd grab him -- n'hug him -- n' kiss him.


I sometimes wisht that I wuz my Ma;
You betcha I'd know what to do
Ef my little boy -- comed home -- real late,
A-wearin' one stockin' -- one shoe.

I wouldn't care -- much -- how dirty he wuz --
Er notice the jagged ol' rip
That "maded" a flap on his bran new shirt
Reach clear to a quiverin' lip:

Ef he slammed the door, n' runned right in,
With mussedy uppedy hair --
N' it hurted clear down to the Deep O' My Heart,
I'd p'tend I didn' care.

Do y' think I would? -- well -- I jes wouldn'
Never -------- never -------- scold him --
I'd brush all the stockin's n' mendin' right off
O' My Lap ---------- so's I could hold him.

N' I wouldn' speak o' the Lateness o' Time,
I'd think -- jes how I'd miss him --
* * * * *
Ef it happened -- he never -- comed -- home -- at -- all
* * * * *
N' I'd grab him -- n'hug him -- n' kiss him.





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