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LOVE'S SECRET by ROBERT PECK BATES

First Line: WELL I KNOW SHE IS NOT HANDSOME
Last Line: OF MY MADELINE.
Subject(s): COMEDY;
WELL I know she is not handsome,
She can neither sing nor dance,
But I strangely am attracted
By each careless nod and glance
Of my Madeline.

Quite a philanthropic feeling
Is my love, so true and rare,
For she's burdened with great riches;
In which burden I would share
With my Madeline.

From such heavy care to shield her,
Each and every purpose tends.
I will help to clip the coupons,
And I'll draw the dividends
Of my Madeline.



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