Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-28
If You Want A Kiss, Why Take 1t.

|
BY JOHN COZ.
There's a Jolly Saxon proVeib
That Is pretty much IKE tois'
That a man Is b Lif In heugen.
II lie has his iaaiden's kiss;
But there's danger IN deiayinR'
For the sweoInsss miEat iorsakeu'
SO 1 tell you bLshtul lover
II you want y kies why take II.
Never let another fellow
Steal n msrch or you like thlsi
Never ret y laughing maiden ~
See you sp ,lIing fJr = kiss.
There's y royal way to kissing.
And tue jolly boys who make
Have y motto thar 10 winning.
eff you want y kiss WY ts-s H.
What's the use 10 ask pexmassioo
. Wnsn you only want 4 kissf
What's tue uss TO 10 10
In = simple thing like ihi:r
Ii yon'd go Ihroeya life succsssie,
Yva .hvula musur cueeK and sh4s
Don'td<asy Tor irsr OF wsAknsss'
While you want the kiss why .taken. =
I.have sesu eome worthy fellows -
Pass their youth sud not = kiss;
have Seen soue cone:y naidsas
Fade. IN iSnoranss Vi Its bliss. -
On the treasure c.lny slumGsfs.
Could they only. only wake II.
But fear 10 them twill never ~
Coms, to want Q kiss and tAks IL. ..Sr
Some strict mothsrs tell thesr dasllaSs.
d wA,eh On tricky one.s"
But these m ,thers doa't consider
Thai their boys are Just Zach sons. -
NOW my daughter kisstnE's naughty. .'
Aud I charge YOU TO fvrsake IT,
AL the time her boy 10 ssying. IS
s.Whsn 1 want y kiss I take H." =
Any fool can face . cannon
ANY body wear . crown;
But = man must win Y WON IN, -
Il hc'dthavs her tor bts own.
If you'd have the golden apple.
You must fnd the tree and shake u.
II the tninx 10 worth The having.
And on want the kiss, why take Il.
Don't allow yorrselfto question.
Whether sucl, m.gnI be smiss.
Would on c. pLivste your daisy.
Bravery sh0W her you Can kiss.
IL she's baekw ard or IndiR' rent.
By such -trok.s you're sure to break II
And you'll prove your sdmIrstisa,
When you want \ kiss and take II.
~, Possibly the thought hiss struck you.
Are such exploits sas'ly donea
Must = rule be frst admitted e
To insure . victory wont
Nonsense, lads, all rulss are ussleess
~ For this world 70 what We make II,
Signs state simply cold relation.
Only wait the kiss and take Il.
Never let your juigHaent fall you
A. y III read our eharmirg miss,
For the prey Ahsll have escsped YOU
Fer your time N arrives to kissI
For long planninys OF . project
Very, very often break 1t, .
Ifyou.u. call yous work . yistory.
You must want the kiss and take It.
Those who live In crystai strueturss.
Which to us apps. e like glass.
! ; Dare not cast the sli.htsst pebble -.
2 Al their ~urighbors ~ thy pass.
For 1hsy ID ke. p their palace ststs'y. =
Since stone w"ut surely break 1t.
r. II s:eaiter such would taller
When they VAN n klss and take IT, .
~ -.
', Surely then the things unb danced,
And The. boys hhve ait ih- swsyi i
Blu the girls are LILY cheated
or the prixs they'd bear aw ~
Onwarhl la,ts. Z. ep courage foremost,
For une sticks to those VINO make 10.
TimId lssses onlythsnk you 80
When you want q kiss and take Il.
Who would burn upon = desert
With . forest smiling by.
Who wophi swap . sunny summer
For q bleak and winiry sky.
o. I tel NJ. there is magic.
And you cannot. cannot break It.
Fvr The sw eetest part OF LOVING
l. to want q kiss and take 1t. .
Get Boston Betting Company's Standar
Betting, NJ Jordan's Foundry and Msehlu
shops. n6tf