Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HIS HERITAGE, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH


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First Line: My son, you'll soon be leaving
Last Line: And a little of his dad.
Subject(s): Family Life; Relatives


My son, you'll soon be leaving,
As youngsters often do;
Your mother will be grieving,
Your dad will miss you, too.
You'll never find a fonder
Or better home than here,
But youngsters like to wander
The springtime of the year.
Temptation will surround you
To lead you into wrong;
But, from the way I've found you,
I know, you'll get along.
I know, somehow or other,
Because you always had
A whole lot of your mother,
And a little of your dad.

A queer old world awaits you
Out there beyond the hill,
A world that loves you, hates you,
That gives you good and ill.
Be humble in your riches,
Be glad without a cent;
The roses in the ditches
Bloom on, and are content.
Though other men have money
(And money helps a lot),
You've got a fortune, Sonny,
Some others haven't got:
You've got a wealth, another
That ought to make you glad --
A whole lot of your mother,
And a little of your dad.

There's lots of mother in you --
I've seen it day by day;
Temptation will not win you
Nor lead you far astray.
In ev'ry tangled byway
The mother will arise
And help you find the highway --
I see it in your eyes.
And so I'll never worry,
Wherever you may go,
However you may hurry,
Whatever you may know:
A boy, somehow or other,
Won't turn out very bad,
With a whole lot of his mother --
And a little of his dad.





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