The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) 41By Kennett Harris
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Literature · Humor
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) 41
By Kennett Harris
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Job had troubles, I admit;
Clearly was his patience shown,
Yet he never had to sit
Waiting at the telephone--
Waiting, waiting to connect,
The receiver at his lobe.
That's a trial, I expect,
Would have been too much for Job!
After minutes of delay,
While the cramps attacked his knees,
Then to hear Miss Central say
Innocently: "Number, please!"
When the same he'd shouted out
Twenty times--he'd rend his robe,
Tear his hair, I've little doubt;
'Twould have been too much for Job.
Job, with all the woes he bore,
Never got the "busy" buzz
When he tempted was of yore
In the ancient land of Uz.
Satan missed it when he sought
His one tender spot to probe;
If of "central" he had thought,
She'd have been too much for Job!
