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As often as Grand Juries meet,
We get reports with words of
heat
About the jail.
Each grand jury in its turn
With sharp words make a man’s
ears burn;
They never fail.
We’re told that something must
be done
And what’s the Net Result?
none!
That’s pretty rotten.
And in a little while the tale
About the shameful county jail
Is soon forgotten.
Oh yes, it’s only fair to state
That we decide to investigate
And name a Committee.
It makes reports and ‘recom-
mends,’
And there again the matter
ends;
And that’s the pity.
We all agree, its a disgrace,
It puts a blush on every face;
Yet we condone it.
Because when action is proposed
To another committee off it goes,
And we postpone it.
Some day we ‘ll do something
about it.
The optimists tell us, we should
not doubt it.
But someone mentions,
The final abode of this Great
Unsaved,
Generally known as Hell, is
paved,
With Good Intentions.
