The place in my bank’s shortest line,
Won by adroit endeavor,
{Will leave me there at closing time,
As far from cash as ever.}
(Alternate)
{Will find me in, at closing time,
As long a line as ever.}
by Ray Romine Sunday, June 11, 1950
A Long Line Is The Shortest Distance Between Two Points
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