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Why Don't Parents Visit the School, (Pat's Pick, page 52; Song Budget, page 38.)

1 Flat.

(Tune, "What Can the Matter be?" Franklin Square No. 1, p. 43. )

Oh, dear, what can the matter be? Dear, dear, what can the matter be? Dear, dear, what can the matter be? Parents don't visit the school? They visit the drill to see murderous sabers, They visit the circus, they visit their neighbors, They visit the flocks, and the servant who labors, Now why don't they visit the school? They care for their horses, they care for their dollars, They care for their lodges, they fancy fine collars, But little we think do they eare for their scholars, Because they don't visit the school. We know we from hunger and cold are protected, In knowledge and virtue our minds are directed, But still we do think we are sadly neglected. Because they don't visit the school. Now if they will come, they'll find all in their places, With nicely combed hair, with clean hands and clean faces, All pleasant and happy, with naught that disgracesThen why don't they visit the school?

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