I.
How raise your young without expense.?
But surely you've by now heard!
Take state aid as a recompense,
Or -- imitate the cowbird.
II.
One may deceive a teen-ager gone wild,
Dear parents, but one cannot fool a child.
III.
To this new soul you are giving a fighting chance
To prove itself itself -- in skirts or pants.
IV.
Can Johnny read? Has he a proper diet?
I hope he has and can, to keep him quiet.
