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I'll obey them in the winter when the doctors say to me I must give up ham and spinach, and obedient I'll be. To relieve my indigestion in December they can try, But there's none of them can stop me when it's time for cherry pie.

Edgar Guest

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Edgar Guest
Age: 77 †
Born: 1881
Born: August 20
Died: 1959
Died: August 5
Poet
Birmingham
West Midlands
Eddie Guest
Edgar A. Guest
Edgar Albert Guest
Giving
Obedient
Spinach
Trying
Obey
Indigestion
Time
Winter
Ham
Doctors
Cherry
None
Cherries
Stop
Relieve
Give
December
Must
Pie

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