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Poor man Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

“How in the world can a poor man eat? Pray for the sunshine, ’cause it will rain. Things gettin’ worse, drivin’ all insane; Built a nice bar, painted it brown; Lightnin’ came along and burnt it down: No use talkin’, any man’s beat, With ’leven cent cotton and forty cent meat. ’Leven cent cotton, a…” quote by Kurt Vonnegut
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““How in the world can a poor man eat? Pray for the sunshine, ’cause it will rain. Things gettin’ worse, drivin’ all insane; Built a nice bar, painted it brown; Lightnin’ came along and burnt it down: No use talkin’, any man’s beat, With ’leven cent cotton and forty cent meat. ’Leven cent cotton, a car-load of tax, The load’s too heavy for our poor backs””

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