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A
represents the shining arc
All children love its light.
Because it keeps off bogey-men
Who lurk around at night.
B
stands for Bottle baby, notice how
He'll gaily laugh and crow
Electric heaters warm the food
That makes him quickly grow.
C
takes us to the Chafing dish
Electric power brings
The heat to it for making fudge
And other tempting things.
D
represents the Dentist man
Now painlessly he fills
All aching teeth by working with
Motor driven drills.
D
stands for Darned cold
That's what you're going to be
Because we've been fleeced and
Abandoned by good old P G & E.
E
is for Elevator cars
That smoothly gain the tower
Of tallest buildings by the aid
Of great electric power.
F
is for Fan, electric fan,
It is the only thing
That makes the heated summer days
As cool as early spring.
F
stands for Futile
Which is what your hopes are now
Since Enron and Pacific Gas
Cashed out the California cow.
G
is for Grandpa who can see
To read quite well at night,
The reason is, he sits beneath
A shining Tungsten light.
H
stands for Heat, electric kind
Within the range that makes
The oven hot for bread and pies
Or dandy sample cakes.
I
represents electric Irons
That everybody knows
Are now the cool, clean, modern way
Of pressing all our clothes.
J
is for Joy that always comes
To people every day
Who quickly cook their daily food
The new electric way.
K
is for Kitchen, neat and clean,
And wired in latest style,
Electric power helps the cook,
And this explains her smile.
L
represents the twisting Lights
That flash in changing lines
And make the letters and the words
Of advertising signs.
M
is for heavy Motor truck
That works the whole year through
And does not scare at girls and boys
As horses often do.
N
surely stands for Nickelo,
Where every changing scene
Is flashed by bright electric light
Upon the darkened screen.
O
stands for Organ that the man
Now plays with greatest zest
Because a motor does the work
And gives his feet a rest.
P
is for Porch that after dark
Is made as bright as day
By clusters of electric lights
That drive the gloom away.
Q
is for Queen, and as you see
Beside her sits the king,
They both enjoy the cooling breeze
Electric fans can bring.
R
is for nimble Runabouts
That keep so neat and clean
Without the trouble, noise or dirt
That follow gasoline.
S
is for Switch, but not the kind
That makes bad children cry;
It's fun to turn this one and see
The darkest shadows fly.
T
is for Toaster, just see how
The man is smiling down
Upon the pile of breakfast toast
It makes so crisp and brown.
U
stands for Urchin watching this
Electric freezer spin
He knows what good stuff it contains
And that's what makes him grin.
V
is for Vacuum cleaner that
Will keep the whole house bright,
Because it swiftly sweeps the dirt
And dust up out of sight.
W
stands for Wash machine
Run by swift motor power,
The wash day that was once so hard
Is now a pleasant hour.
X
represents the Xmas tree
now lighted by a wire,
So that old Santa's whiskers can't
Get singed by flames of fire.
X
stands for that old standby, X-ray
The cure so many will need
Who've been affected by side effects
Of the energy companies' greed.
Y
is for Youthful appetite
With which all people eat
The tasteful food prepared upon
Electric cookers neat.
Z
stands for Zero, when Jack Frost
Rules everything until
Electric radiators come
And drive away his chill.
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