Poems about swingin (21 Poems)
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Old Spookses’ Pass (Isabella Valancy Crawford Poems)
I. WE’D camped that night on Yaller Bull Flat,— Thar was Possum Billy, an’ Tom, an’ me. Right smart at throwin’ a lariat Was them two fellers, as ever I see; An’ for ridin’ a broncho, or argyin’ squar With the devil roll’d up in the … Continue reading
The Party (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
DEY had a gread big pahty down to Tom’s de othah night;Was I dah? You bet! I neveh in my life see sich a sight;All de folks f’om fou’ plantations was invited, an’ dey come,Dey come troopin’ thick ez chillun … Continue reading
A Guide for Poits (Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis Poems)
I ain’t no verse-‘og. When I busts in songAn’ fills the air wiv choonful melerdy,I likes fer uvver coves to come alongAn’ biff the lyre in company wiv me. So, when I sees some peb beguile an hourBe joinin’ in … Continue reading
25 Minutes To Go (Sheldon Allan Silverstein Poems)
They’re buildin’ the gallows outside my cell.I got 25 minutes to go. And in 25 minutes I’ll be in Hell.I got 24 minutes to go. Well, they give me some beans for my last meal.23 minutes to go. And you … Continue reading
Port Of Many Ships (John Masefield Poems)
It’s a sunny pleasant anchorage is Kingdom ComeWhere the crew is always layin’ aft with double-tots o’ rum‘N’ there’s dancin’ and there’s fiddlin’ of ev’ry kind o’ sortIt’s a fine place for sailormen is that there port.‘N’ I wish — … Continue reading
Waitin’ Fer The Cat To Die (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Lawzy! don’t I rickollect That-‘air old swing in the lane!Right and proper, I expect, Old times _can’t_ come back again;But I want to state, ef they_Could_ come back, and I could sayWhat _my_ pick ‘ud be, i jing!I’d say, Gimme the old … Continue reading
Dummy Bridge (C J Dennis Poems)
If I’d ‘a’ played me Jack on that there Ten Sez Peter Begg, “I might ‘a’ made the lot.”“‘Ow could yeh?” barks ole Poole. “‘Ow could yeh, when I ‘ad me Queen be’ind?” Sez Begg, “Wot rot!I slung away me … Continue reading
Swingin’ Douglas (C J Dennis Poems)
There’s a breeze about the mountains, it is singin’ in the treesA song to mock the little men who chose to live at ease,Or play at toil or pleasure where their fellows crowd and push;But put my good axe in … Continue reading
The Singing Soldiers (C J Dennis Poems)
When I’m sittin’ in me dug-out wiv me rifle on me knees,An’ a yowlin’, ‘owlin’ chorus comes a-floatin’ up the breeze – Jist a bit o’ ‘Bonnie Mary’ or ‘Long Way to Tipperary’ –Then I know I’m in Australia, took … Continue reading
Sari Bair (C J Dennis Poems)
So, they’ve struck their streak o’ trouble, an’ they got it in the neck,An’ there’s more than one ole pal o’ mine ‘as ‘anded in ‘is check;But Ginger still takes nourishment; ‘e’s well, but breathin’ ‘ard.An’ so ‘e sends the … Continue reading
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