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THE MAN IN MY LIFE

When I’m feeling happy,

And all the world seems gay.

I sit down with my checkerboard,

To brew some master play;

And as I work I whistle too,

As starry moves come into view;

Then comes a knocking on my door,

Which seems to me I’ve heard before;

The jig is up ~ I drop my pen;

Egad, that nasty man is here again!

With saddened steps I cross the room,

Like a killer walking to his doom.

The door swings wide, and do I get bent!

My landlord’s here to collect the rent;

There he stands with austere mien,

His hand outstretched to take my green;

He’s the man I fear the most,

He’s the one who knows no host;

His tune is old, ‘tis the same old shout,

“Pay today or else get out!”;

Oh, when the landlord comes around,

My checker play is never sound;

I call them wins when they’re only draws,

Why, he’s to blame for all those flaws;

When upon some golden strand,

Life’s journey ends in the promised land,

Perhaps I’ll get a harp and wings,

And a checkerboard ‘mongst other things;

‘Tis certain there, on that distant shore,

There’ll be no landlord at my door,

Forevermore, Forevermore!

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