October 20, 2006 9:30AM 

# The Sun Is Shining Bright in St. Louis 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright, 
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; 
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout, 
But there is no joy in Gotham — mighty Beltran has struck out.

Hat tip: [Ernest Lawrence Thayer](http://www.bu.edu/favoritepoem/poems/thayer/index.html).

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