Before The Baby Came

Th6r6 waa b time when noy diseonrse Was wrenelied not oiu of joint ; I did not showt tl] 1 I was taoarse, And polnt out cvery potnt; Nor thrice the same joke try to teil, And mangle It and maim- ■ My wife liad time to listen well Before the baby came ! There was a time when here and there I flitted llkea bird; My wife went with me everywhere, Juwt when 1 said the word. We saw the boat race and the play, We watched the baseball gaineWe had a free foot, as they say, Before the baby came. There was a time when I alone Was by my wife adored ; I sat on the domestic throne, The soul and sovereign lord. My crown iHgone. Without a thank, He tak es my very Dam - I've not a vestage of my rank Before the baby came !