Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . 40 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS and wipe off your chin, bein a hound for usin the latestslang of them times. Nowdays if some sap asts for number3333, after the little lady with the ukelele voice repeats themnumbers, with all the canary bird thr-r-rills, it sounds likeFrank Fick tunin his flute to shoot a quickfire cadenza forthe symphony jays that inhale wop opera. In these times wimmen use lotsa makeup on telephonegab, workin two brands of lingo—the cardparty guff andkitchen variety. When the bell rings, and a dame gurglesHel-1-o-o-o
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . 40 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS and wipe off your chin, bein a hound for usin the latestslang of them times. Nowdays if some sap asts for number3333, after the little lady with the ukelele voice repeats themnumbers, with all the canary bird thr-r-rills, it sounds likeFrank Fick tunin his flute to shoot a quickfire cadenza forthe symphony jays that inhale wop opera. In these times wimmen use lotsa makeup on telephonegab, workin two brands of lingo—the cardparty guff andkitchen variety. When the bell rings, and a dame gurglesHel-1-o-o-o-uh!—all drippin with honey—it sounds sweeterthan Mendelssohns Spring Song usta sound when JakeStrasser was leadin his swell orchestra. But if a roughneckbrother^ or sumpin, hooks on the line, the sweet voice bawls,Oh! Its you, is it!—soundin like a strawboss razzin aherda hunks. Its sure tough, sport, after dopin the settinfor high-class shootin to have the prize headache horn 41
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