The iceman rings but once.
The postman...? Always twice.
The ragman rarely rings at all,
though (overall) he's nice.
The tanner's hands are tann'd.
The fuller's hands are fair.
The scissor-sharp'ner's hands are scabb'd,
with plasters ev'rywhere.
The postman...? Always twice.
The ragman rarely rings at all,
though (overall) he's nice.
The tanner's hands are tann'd.
The fuller's hands are fair.
The scissor-sharp'ner's hands are scabb'd,
with plasters ev'rywhere.
The butcher's face looks fat.
The baker's face looks lean.
The candle-maker's face looks waxy,
not unlike that bean.
The reefer man seems squat.
The moonshine man seems tall.
The backdoor man -- ill-bred, unread --
seems headin' for a fall.
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