1906 How to Mix Drinks Compiled Selected and Concocted by G Spaulding and W Rositer

HOW TO MIX DRINKS. TOASTS (Cont'd) . IOWA. In Des Moines, if you try to "counsel bluffs, ' ' They certainly will "sue city." If you've never been in Iowa It certainly is a pity. KANSAS. Potatoes they grow small in Kansas, Potatoes they grow small in Kansas ; Potatoes they grow small, They dig them in the fall, And eat 'em skins and all- In Xansas. KENTUCKY. Kentucky where the " moon-shines " brightly In days as well as night ; The best of whiskey there they make, And put it "out of sight. " LOUISIANA, To you I will e"er be true- My Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana Lou. MAINE. Here's to the good old state of Maine ; I'd sing her praise fore'er and e'er, Were I not dryer than the fish They catch so plentifully there. :MARYLAND. "Maryland, My Maryland ! " Its oysters they are great. Though they furnish us with oysters, They're no ' 'lobsters " in that state. MASSACHUSETTS. To Massachusetts where the pilgrims Landed first, our caps we doff ; Here's hoping that her dear old maids Will soon be married off.

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