Classic Poem

Junk Man passed the house today, The
And gave his call in his plaintive way,
— — " Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' Clothes!
— Any ol' clothes to throw away?
— Any ol' dishes . . . any ol' plates,
— Any ol' pants or hats or skates,
— Any ol' kettles or pots or pans,
— Any ol' bottles or ol' tin cans,
— Any ol' dresses or any ol' shoes,
— Any ol' things that you can't use?
— — Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' clothes! "

I searched the house and made a heap
Of things that I didn't need to keep,
Outworn garments and out-read books,
Clothes that had hung on rusty hooks
For the dust to grime and the moths to chew.
And thus the old made way for the new.
I thought, as the old man went his way,
How grand it would be if every day
The Junk Man passed the house to say,
— " Ol' woes
— — Ol' woes
— — — Ol' woes
— Any ol' woes to throw away?
— Any ol' grudges . . . any ol' hates,
— Any ol' miseries or sad ol' dates,
— Any ol' sorrows or any ol' spites,
— Any ol' fusses or feuds or fights,
— Any ol' sighs or any ol' tears,
— Any ol' wishing for yesteryears,
— Any ol' quarrels or any ol' frets,
— Any ol' tears or ol' regrets?
— — Ol' woes!
— — — Ol' woes!
— — — Ol' woes! "

Junk Man passed the house today, The
And gave his call in his plaintive way,
— — " Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' Clothes!
— Any ol' clothes to throw away?
— Any ol' dishes . . . any ol' plates,
— Any ol' pants or hats or skates,
— Any ol' kettles or pots or pans,
— Any ol' bottles or ol' tin cans,
— Any ol' dresses or any ol' shoes,
— Any ol' things that you can't use?
— — Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' clothes!
— — — Ol' clothes! "

I searched the house and made a heap
Of things that I didn't need to keep,
Outworn garments and out-read books,
Clothes that had hung on rusty hooks
For the dust to grime and the moths to chew.
And thus the old made way for the new.
I thought, as the old man went his way,
How grand it would be if every day
The Junk Man passed the house to say,
— " Ol' woes
— — Ol' woes
— — — Ol' woes
— Any ol' woes to throw away?
— Any ol' grudges . . . any ol' hates,
— Any ol' miseries or sad ol' dates,
— Any ol' sorrows or any ol' spites,
— Any ol' fusses or feuds or fights,
— Any ol' sighs or any ol' tears,
— Any ol' wishing for yesteryears,
— Any ol' quarrels or any ol' frets,
— Any ol' tears or ol' regrets?
— — Ol' woes!
— — — Ol' woes!