Registering History: To Arms! The Rats Are Coming!
Registering History: To Arms! The Rats Are Coming! By Bob Leaversuch Around Christmas 1923, towns, farm agencies, civic groups and local newspapers across the Cape united in support of this call to arms: Oh you dirty, filthy rat Cape Cod’s set for you a trap Long have you this earth encumbered But your days are surely numbered In the High Court of Appeal Your case has had a good fair deal Now the home folks of Cape Cod Are going to plant you ‘neath the sod. Written by an anonymous poet at The Farm Bureau of Cape Cod, this and other verse announced the start of The Rat War of 1923-24. This...
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