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"I guess I'll help you, daddy."
And daddy can't say "No;"
For if he did, 'twould wound you, kid, / And cause the tears to flow.
"I guess I'll help you, daddy."
And daddy says: "All right,"
And tries to do, ignoring you, / Whatever work's in sight.
But what's the use of trying?
As well be reconciled / To quit and play the game that may / Be pleasing to you, child.
To quit and play, or roughhouse, / Or read, as you elect; / For I'm afraid the guess you made / Was wholly incorrect.