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TAXES

Tax the farmer, tax his fowl;Tax the dog and tax his howl;Tax his hen and tax her egg;Let the bloomin’ mudsite beg;Tax his pig and tax his squeal;Tax his boots run down at heel;Tax his plow and tax his clothes,Tax the rags that wipe his nose;Tax his house and tax his bed;Tax the bald spot on his head;Tax the ox and tax the ass;Tax his “Henry,” tax his gas;Tax the road that he must passAnd make him travel o’er the grass.Tax his cow and tax his calf;Tax him if he dares to laugh;He

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