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The name of each saloon–a bar;
The fittest of
its names by far! A bar to heaven, a door to hell;
Whoever named
it, named it well. A bar to manliness and wealth, A door to want and broken health A bar to honor, pride, and fame, A door of grief and sin and shame;
A bar to hope, a bar to prayer,
A door to
darkness and despair; A bar to honored useful life,
A door to
brawling, senseless strife; A bar to all that’s true and brave,
A door to
every drunkard’s grave; A bar to joys that home imparts,
A door to
tears and aching hearts: A bar to heaven, a door to hell, Whoever named it, named it well! - Author Unknown
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