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Won't you help support DayPoems? The White SlaveBy Joe Hill1879.10.7-1915.9.19One little girl, fair as a pearl, Worked every day in a laundry; All that she made for food she paid, So she slept on a park bench so soundly; An old procuress spied her there, And whispered softly in her ear: CHORUS: Come with me now, my girly, Don't sleep out in the cold; Your face and tresses curly Will bring you fame and gold, Automobiles to ride in, diamonds and silks to wear, You'll be a star bright, down in the red light, You'll make your fortune there. Same little girl, no more a pearl, Walks all alone 'long the river, Five years have flown, her health is gone, She would look at the water and shiver, Whene'er she'd stop to rest and sleep, She'd hear a voice call from the deep: Girls in this way, fall every day, And have been falling for ages, Who is to blame? you know his name, It's the boss that pays starvation wages. A homeless girl can always hear Temptations calling everywhere. DayPoems Poem No. 2482 Comment on DayPoems? If you are like us, you have strong feelings about poetry, and about each poem you read. Let it all out! Comment on this poem, any poem, DayPoems, other poetry places or the art of poetry at DayPoems Feedback. Won't you help support DayPoems? Click here to learn more about how you can keep DayPoems on the Web . . . Copyright The DayPoems web site, www.daypoems.net, is copyright 2001-2006 by Timothy Keith Bovee. All rights reserved. The authors of poetry and other material appearing on DayPoems retain full rights to their work. Any requests for publication in other venues must be negotiated separately with the authors. The editor of DayPoems will gladly attempt to assist in putting interested parties in contact with the authors. |
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