Jessie B. Rittenhouse

1. I bargained with life for a penny

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2. And life would pay no more

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3. However I begged at evening

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4. When I counted my scanty store

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5. For life is just employer

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6. He gives what you ask

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7. But once you have set the wages

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8. Why you must bear the task

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9. I worked for a menials hire

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10. Only to learn dismayed

    Jessie B. Rittenhouse

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