Poem: “What A Baby Costs” by Edgar A. Guest

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What A Baby Costs

“How much do babies cost?” said he
  The other night upon my knee;
  And then I said: “They cost a lot;
  A lot of watching by a cot,
  A lot of sleepless hours and care,
  A lot of heart-ache and despair,
  A lot of fear and trying dread,
  And sometimes many tears are shed
  In payment for our babies small,
  But every one is worth it all.

  “For babies people have to pay
  A heavy price from day to day—
  There is no way to get one cheap.
  Why, sometimes when they’re fast asleep
  You have to get up in the night
  And go and see that they’re all right.
  But what they cost in constant care
  And worry, does not half compare
  With what they bring of joy and bliss—
  You’d pay much more for just a kiss.

  “Who buys a baby has to pay
  A portion of the bill each day;
  He has to give his time and thought
  Unto the little one he’s bought.
  He has to stand a lot of pain
  Inside his heart and not complain;
  And pay with lonely days and sad
  For all the happy hours he’s had.
  All this a baby costs, and yet
  His smile is worth it all, you bet.”

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