HER GOLDEN TOOTH
You m<n sing of the girl with tho slendei waist Of Dorothy's kisses, how sweet to the ta&t' You lnav sing ot the girls with e^es ot bhu>. Their soft-swelling hosoms their winsome youth . But here's to the ehaimer with something new In the wa\ of atti action -a golden tooth 1 Hei figuie us naught. not legal her height. Her waist twenty-four her hands are not white She l&n't a. uueen with violet eyes That shine" like twin stars, and to tell you the truth, She isn't a beauty, nor witty, not wise. But she captures mv heart with her golden tooth. Not svlpli-like her form nor perfect her Her head is not poised with infinite grace, n Not ruby her lips, not bell-like her laugh, But still she's a jewel, and never uncouth . And though she may not boast a golden I know tha.t I worship her golden -~ tooth,' No' fairy is she— she wears a large four In shoes, and in gloves a few sizes more Heir voices has small power to charm or beguile Her name is just plain Elizabeth Ruth. But I am content for she knows how to smile, And I bask in the gleam of her golden t00*,.,!
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Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 101, 7 June 1902, Page 16
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208HER GOLDEN TOOTH Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 101, 7 June 1902, Page 16
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