Hell In Arizona

Original Vintage Card

Price: $4.95

Stock #: 44968

Type: Postcard

Era: Linen

City: Scenic

State: Arizona (AZ)

Postmark: 1957

Postmark City: Phoenix

Postmark State: AZ

Stamp: 4C

Size: 3.25" x 5.25" (9 x 14 cm)

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The Devil in Hell we've told was claimed And a thousand years be there remainded, He neither complained and did he gowwn, But determined to start a hell of his own. Where he could toemeng the souls of men Without being chained in a prison pen. So he asked the Lord if he had on hand Anything left when be made this land. The Lord said "Yes: I have plenty on hand, But I left it down on the Rio Grande; The fact is "old boy" the stuff is so poor I don't think you can use it in hell any more." But the Devil went down to look at the truck And said if he took it as a gift he was stuck, For after examining in carefully and well. He concluded the place was too dry to a hell. So in order to fet it off his hand The Lord promised the Devil to water the land, of He had some water or rather some drags. A regular cathartic and smelled like bad eggs. Hence the trade wasclosed and the ded was given, And the lord went back on his home in heaven; The Devil and to himself "I have all that is needed, To make a good hell" and hence he succeeded. He began to put them all over the trees, And mixed up the sands with millions of fiens. he trered thrannulas alongthe roads; Put thorns on cactus and horns on roads. He lengthened the horns of the steers. And put an addition to the rabitt's ears; He put a little devil in the broncho steed And proceded the tree of the certipede. The rattlemake biter for the scorpion stiogs, The mosgoils delights you with his buzzing wings The sand-burs prevail and to do the ants And those who pit down need half soles on their pants. The Devil then said that rhrouglerc the land He'd arrange to keep up the Devils own brand, And all should be Mavericka unless they bore, Marks or scraiches of bites and thorns by the score. The heat in the summer is one hundred and ten, Too hot for the Devil and too hot for men; The wild boar roams through the black chaparcal; It's a hell of a palce that he has for a hell.

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HELL IN ARZONA The Devil in Hell we'ee old was chained And a thousand years he there remained, He neither complained no did he groan, But determined to start a hell of his own Hence the rade was closed and the deed was given, And the Loed went back o his hame in heaven The Desil sasd so himself "1 have all that is needed, To make a good hell" and hence he aucceeded, Where be could torment the souls of men. Withone being chained in a prison pen. So he asked the Lord if he had on hand Anything left when he made this land. He began to put thorns all over the trees, And mied up the sands with millions of fleas. He attered tarantulas along the goads; Pur thorns on cáctun and horns on 1oads. He lengthened the horns of the steers. The Lord said "Ye: t have plenty on hand, But I left it down un the Rio Grande; The fact is old bey' the atuff is so poor I don't think you can use ir in hell any more. put an addition to the rabbit's ears; He put a litle devil in the beoncho steed And ponsnned the feet of the centipede, But the Devil went down to look ar the truck Aud said if he took it as a gift he wns stuck, Fet aftet examining it carefully itid well He concluded the place was too dry for a hell. The rattlesnake bijtes you, the storpien stings, The mosquita delights you with his buzzing wing The sand-burs prevail and so do the ants And those who sit down need half soles on their pants. So in order to get it off His hand The Lord promised the Devil to water the land For He had some water or rather some dngs, A.regular cathartic and smelled like bad The Devil then said that througheut the land He'd arrange to keep up the Devil's own brand, And all should be Mavericka unless they bore, Marks or scratches of bites and thorns by the score. egg The heat in the summer is one hundred and ten, Too hot for the Devil and.coo hot for men; The wild boar roams through the black chapareal; Tis a hell of a place that he has for a hell. X-43

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