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The Worsted Man Strenuous pigskin direct for the goal ; Bliss of a beggar when munching a roll; Take of these elements highly delec table, Leave out whatever is not quite re spectable, Let em boil down, and then skim from above, And the prize of the effort is love, love, love. CHORUS Yes, yes, yes, yes, The prize of the effort is love, love, love. Impatience. That is far better, Mr. Woolley. Your intuitions as to love are pretty reliable, but you cannot avail yourself of them unless you have a heart. I cannot give you mine no, nor even lend it to you, for it is far away. In fact, it has already been played for and won. But these other maidens, 35