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Everybodys Baby

Everybody's Baby She was everybody's baby; Oh it made her proud! She had ruby lips and platinum hair; She was bold and she was loud. She was everybody's baby, She was everybody's pal; Boy, she was something! She was everybody's gal! She was young and she was pretty; She had clever things to say. The world was her dolly, And she went out to play! She was everybody's baby; That nobody would keep. Then at last she realized She'd sold her stock to cheap. Time is a cruel Master; And the Devil has his Due. Death comes to everybody; And some day He'll come for you. She laughed all our warnings, And scoffed at gentle ladies; But there came a time she cursed the day, She was everybody's baby.

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Date: 2/17/2019 6:52:00 PM
This poem is telling, and especially this stanza: "She was everybody's baby; That nobody would keep. She woke up one fine morning; And knew she'd sold her stock to cheap." A lesson learned the hard way, like the toughest lessons.
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