Be Kind to the Loved Ones at Home

DESCRIPTION: "Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, Who loved thee so fondly as he?" But now he is passing away and deserves kindness. Similarly, be kind to mother, brother, sister
AUTHOR: Isaac B. Woodbury (source: Heart-Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1860 (Dime-Song-Book #6)
KEYWORDS: family nonballad father mother brother sister
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Heart-Songs, pp. 488-489, "Be Kind to the Loved Ones at Home" (1 text, 1 tune)
Spaeth-WeepSomeMoreMyLady, pp. 165-166, "Be Kind to the Loved Ones at Home" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #6, p. 14, "Be Kind to the Loved Ones" (1 text)
Roud #21394
NOTES [70 words]: Spaeth-WeepSomeMoreMyLady lists no author for this, but on p. 165 comments, "The plea for a little less of the comic strip spirit is emphasized in Be Kind to the Loved Ones at Home, which takes in most of the family. Extra relatives may be added ad lib." One can only hope said relatives will understand the bad fake of King James Bible English.
Isaac B. Woodbury is also credited with "Stars of the Summer Night." - RBW
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