DIDDLE, DIDDLE

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Diddle, Diddle Dumpling
My son John
Went through life with his stockings on;
Arrived too late, and left too soon,
Much too smart, but never wise,
Looked at life through fearful eyes.
Never touched the simple things,
Lost in intellectual dreams,
And found the earth a place to die;
Caught a plane and said goodbye.
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From Bits and Pieces by GeoE
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