BECAUSE.
Some dunk to nuike them wide awake, And some to in.iku them sleep, Some drink bec.m-e they'ie moiry, And Mime bicnUM.' the}' weep. Some dunk lnc.ui<o they'll* hot, And some b -cause they'ie cold ; ricmie drink to checi them nht-n they're yinin>r, And some because they're old. Some drink to gi\e tin m appetite, And some to Aid digestion ; Some for " doctors s.iy \t\ right." Vnd some without a question. Some dunk when they a ktrg-im innke, And home becui-e of lo^e ; Some drink wlien thoy their pleasures t.ike, And other., when thej're cioss. Some drink foi s.ike of company, While othe^ dunk on the «ly ; And many dunk, but ncvei think About the re.ison why.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 10 September 1885, Page 4
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117BECAUSE. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 10 September 1885, Page 4
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