VERSES WITH A MORAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 89, 7 March 1941, Page 4

VERSES WITH A MORAL

Sir,- Will you please let me know where I could get a copy of the verses quoted by the speaker at 2ZB "Man in the Street" session on Sunday evening, January 26? I did not catch the title, but it ended with the words "The man who delivers the goods." It would be better still if you would kindly publish the verses, as I think they have a moral that a good many of us lack in our behaviour.

RANGING

: (Carterton).

By the courtesy of the speaker, we are abie to give tne poem in full. THE WELCOME MAN There’s a man in the world who is never turned down, Wherever he chances to stray; He gets the glad hand in the populous town, Or out where the farmers make hay. He’s greeted with pleasure on deserts of sand, And deep in the aisles of the woods; Wherever he goes there’s a welcoming handHe’s the Man Who Delivers the Goods. The failures of life sit around and complain; The gods haven't treated them white; They’ve lost their umbrellas whenever there’s rain, And they haven't their lanterns at night. Men tire of the failures who fill with their sighs The air of their own neighbourhoods; : There’s one who is greeted with love-lighted eyesHe’s the Man Who Delivers the Goods. One fellow is lazy and watches the clock, And waits for the whistle to blow; And one has a hammer with which he will knock, And one tells a story of woe. And one, if requested to travel a mile. Will measure the perches and roods; But one does his stunt with a whistle or smile-~ He’s the Man Who Delivers the Goods. One man is afraid that he’ll labour too hardThe world isn’t yearning for such; ~ And one man is always alert, on his guard Lest he put in a minute too much. And one has a grouch or a grudge he’ll repay He’s a victim of humours and moods, But it’s hey for the lad who has tried M.R.A. He’s the One Who Delivers the Goods.