Maud went to college. br Sadie stayed home. br Sadie scraped life br With a fine toothed comb. br br She didn't leave a tangle in br Her comb found every strand. br Sadie was one of the livingest chicks br In all the land. br br Sadie bore two babies br Under her maiden name. br Maud and Ma and Papa br Nearly died of shame. br br When Sadie said her last so-long br Her girls struck out from home. br (Sadie left as heritage br Her fine-toothed comb.) br br Maud, who went to college, br Is a thin brown mouse. br She is living all alone br In this old house.