From The Topeka State Journal, February 20, 1913.
By Roy K. Moulton.
It isn’t so hard to be happy
And have everything that you need
A yacht and a fine automobile
Which grinds out a wonderful speed;
Fine porterhouse steak every evening
And eggs for your breakfast each morn;
A fine house and lot in the suburbs
And clothes that are not patched and worn
A lot of hard coal in the cellar
A library full of fine books
A houseful of excellent servants
Including the finest of cooks
A trip to the seashore each summer
And Europe whene’r you would go;
No, it isn’t so hard to be happy
If you’ve got nine millions or so.