| Bill Budlong of Ranikaboo
Had nothing whatever to do; Each job that he tried he bungled and pied, Till he had to get up and skiddoo. He started to work for himself, But he never could corner the pelf; His head was so lame his creditors came And laid his affairs on the shelf. Now Bill would occasionally mix With the men who were in politics; So Tom, Dick and Bob created a job The future of William to fix. They made him the Big Gazaboo, The Rajah of Ranikaboo. Ten dollars a day he draws as his pay And he has very little to do. He rules like a king on his throne And the depth of his gall is unknown. He can teach millionaires to run their affairs Though he never could manage his own. |
Verdigris Valley Verse
Albert Stroud
(Coffeyville, Kansas: The Journal Press. 1917)
Pages 105
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