What a Baby Costs |
By Edgar Guest
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| "How much do babies cost?" said he |
| The other night upon my knee; |
| And then I said: "They cost a lot; |
| A lot of watching by a cot, |
| A lot of sleepless hours and care, |
| A lot of heart-ache and despair, |
| A lot of fear and trying dread, |
| And sometimes many tears are shed |
| In payment for our babies small, |
| But every one is worth it all. |
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| "For babies people have to pay |
| A heavy price from day to day -- |
| There is no way to get one cheap. |
| Why, sometimes when they're fast asleep |
| You have to get up in the night |
| And go and see that they're all right. |
| But what they cost in constant care |
| And worry, does not half compare |
| With what they bring of joy and bliss -- |
| You'd pay much more for just a kiss. |
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| "Who buys a baby has to pay |
| A portion of the bill each day; |
| He has to give his time and thought |
| Unto the little one he's bought. |
| He has to stand a lot of pain |
| Inside his heart and not complain; |
| And pay with lonely days and sad |
| For all the happy hours he's had. |
| His smile is worth it all, you bet." |
