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GOLDIE GOODWIN by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

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First Line: MY OLD UNCLE SIDNEY HE SAYS IT'S A SIGN
Last Line: "GOOD'S 'BOUT 'LEVENTY-HUNNERD TIMES BETTER THAN GOLD!"
Subject(s): CHILDREN; GOOD; UNCLES; CHILDHOOD;
MY old Uncle Sidney @3he@1 says it's a sign
All over the Worl', an' ten times out of nine,
He can tell by the @3name@1 of a child ef the same
Is a good er bad youngun -- ist knows by their name! --

So he says, "It's the vurry best sign in the Worl'
That @3Goldie Goodwin@1 is a good little girl," --
An' says, "First she's @3gold@1 -- then she's @3good@1 -- an' behold,
@3Good's@1 'bout 'leventy-@3hunnerd@1 times @3better@1 than @3gold!"@1



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