Beggar's Song

Beggar's Song written by William Henry Davies

From "True Travellers", 1923

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Good people keep their holy day,
   They rest from labour on a Sunday;
But we keep holy every day,
   And rest from Monday until Monday.

And yet the noblest work on earth
   Is done when beggars do their part:
They work, dear ladies, on the soft
   And tender feelings in your heart.

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