Gossip Town

Have you ever heard of Gossip Town,
On the shore of Falsehood Bay,
Where old Dame Rumor with rustling gown
Is going the livelong day?

It isn’t far to Gossip Town,
For people who want to go,
The Idleness Train will take you down
in just an hour or so.

The Thoughtless Road is a popular route,
And most folks start that way,
But it’s steep down grade; if you don’t look out,
You’ll land in Falsehood Bay.

You glide through the Valley ofVicious Folk,
And into the Tunnel of Hate;
Then crossing the Add-to-Bridge, you walk
Right into the city gate.

The principle street is called They-Say,
And I’ve Heard is the public well;
The breezes that blow from Falsehood Bay
Are laden with Don’t-You-Tell.

In the midst of the town is the Tell-tale Park,
You’re never quite safe while there.
Its owner is Madame Suspicious Remark,
Who lives on the street Don’t Care.

Just back of the park is Slander Row--
‘Twas there that Good Name died,
Pierced by a dart from Jealousy’s bow,
In the hands of Envious Pride.

From Gosssip Town, Peace long since fled,
But Trouble, Grief and Woe,
And Sorrow and Care you’ll meet instead,
If you ever chance to go.

---copied

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