JUST LIKE hisDAD "Well, what are you going to be my boy, When you have reached manhood's years; A doctor, lawyer, or an actor great, Moving throngs to laughter and tears?" But he shook his head as he gave reply In a serious way he had: " I don't think I'd care to be any of them; I want to be like my Dad!"
He wants to be like his Dad;You mean, Did you ever think, as you pause, that the boy who watches your every move Is building a set of laws? He's moulding a life you're the model for, And Whether it's good or bad Depends on the example set To the boy who'd be like his Dad.
It's a job that none but yourself can fill; It's a charge you must answer for; It's a duty to show him the road to tread Ere he reaches his manhood's door. It's a debt you owe for one of the greatest joys On this old earth to be had; This pleasure to have a boy to raise who wants to be like his Dad! Emu
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