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VACATION by FAIRFAX DOWNEY

First Line: WHERE AM I GOING? DAMN IF I KNOW
Last Line: MY FOLKS EXPECT I'LL STICK AT HOME.
Subject(s): HOME; VACATION;

Where am I going? Damn if I know.
Now it's vacation time and so
A feller doesn't know where to blow --
Uptown, downtown? Damn if I know.

Where am I going? Hard to say,
With classes clean out of your way.
Mornings it's hard to get a date --
The big idea is sleeping late.

Vacation's good for seeing plays,
Both evenings and matinees.
The Follies are the stuff for us;
For Pete's sake, nothing serious.

Where am I going? Guess I'll check
Some of the dames I used to neck.
A little petting now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.

I might try movies just for luck,
Or crawl into the festive Tuck
And tie ye bag upon ye nose
And feed ye face where liquor flows.

Where am I going? Damn if I know.
Most anywhere that fellers go.
It's funny, since the dope's to roam,
My folks expect I'll stick at home.



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