Young Benjamin left school this year
And stepped right in a job;
And he starts in hope of a life career,
Like his eldest brother, Bob.
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Too old for a youth's apprenticeship,
Untrained, too young for a man's firm grip,
Tho' a man in stature grown,
He lives to see his chances slip,
Thro' no fault of his own.
very good poem. tony
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Too old for a youth's apprenticeship, Untrained, too young for a man's firm grip, Tho' a man in stature grown, He lives to see his chances slip, Thro' no fault of his own. very good poem. tony