Mere Doggerel

MERE DOGGEREL?                                         

Although some may dismiss it as just a piece of doggerel I remember it as being quite memorable when I first heard of the case for socialism and somehow this old burlesque rhyme has stuck with me. 'The banker calls it interest and heaves a cheerful sigh. The merchant calls it profit and winks the other eye. The landlord calls it rent as he tucks it  in his bag, but the honest old burglar simply calls it swag!'   RD