Classic Poem

VERSE

Why are people gay
All the night and day,
Feeling as they never felt before?
What is the thing
That makes them sing?
Rich man, poor man, thief,
Doctor, lawyer, chief,
Feel a feeling that they can't ignore;
It plays a part
In ev'ry heart,
And ev'ry heart is shouting " Encore! "

REFRAIN

Love is sweeping the country;
Waves are hugging the shore;
All the sexes
From Maine to Texas
Have never known such love before.
See them billing and cooing
Like the birdies above!
Each girl and boy alike,
Sharing joy alike,
Feels that passion'll
Soon be national.
Love is sweeping the country —
There never was so much love!

PATTER

Spring is in the air —
Each mortal loves his neighbor.
Who's that loving pair?
That's Capital and Labor.
Chevrolet and Ford
Have felt this cosmic urging;
They, with one accord,
Have kissed and now are merging.
Florida and Cal-
Ifornia get together
In a festi val
Of oranges and weather.
Boston's upper zones
Are changing all their habits,
And I hear the Cohns
Are taking up the Cabots.
Taximen take dimes
And never curse the traffic,
While the New York Times
Adores the New York Graphic .

REPEAT REFRAIN