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EDDY-GRAMS: 2. EDDY BUM PROOF CELLER by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS

First Line: WHEN EDDY BLASTED OUT THAT HOLE
Last Line: OH BOY—FUR ME HIS CELLER.
Subject(s): BUILDINGS & BUILDERS; CAMPING; CAMPS; SUMMER CAMPS;

When Eddy blasted out that hole
He wuzn't any teller
Fur what that baby had in mind
Wuz comfurt in his celler;
And thinkin' uv a cummin' time,
You bet yer bottum dollar,
When ice wud cuver up the Lake
And wintry blasts wud holler.

He didn't want ter advertise—
He ain't that kind uv feller;
He didn't even giv a wink
Or let out a faint smeller;
He just went 'round alookin' wise
And feelin' kinder meller;
Fur what looked like a dum fool hole,
Wuz Eddy's bum proof celler.

But what's the use uv talkin' boys,
Fur Eddy's a real feller,
Let's all uv us go over now
And see if he is meller
Fur, when yer kinder thirsty like,
You won't find Eddie yeller.
While some folks like Ed's parlor floor,
Oh Boy—fur me his celler.



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