Classic Poem

VERSE

Before you start an argument
On wealth or reconstruction,
Let me introduce a man
Who needs no introduction:

REFRAIN 1

Ev'rybody here knows Good Time Charlie:
Charlie is a perfect clown.
Always kills the folks with funny jokes
And turns the parlor upside down.
Ev'rybody sure likes Good Time Charlie.
No one ever saw him frown,
But here's the funniest part,
Down deep in his heart,
He's the lonesomest man in town.

REFRAIN 2

Ev'rybody waits for Good Time Charlie:
Charlie's just a grown-up brat.
They roll on the floor and laugh and roar
When he puts on a lady's hat.
Charlie is the life of ev'ry party,
Never has a care to drown.
The girls all kiss him good night,
But out of their sight,
He's the lonesomest man in town.