Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WAITER AND THE ALLIGATOR, by G. W. A. First Line: Beneath the waves and mud Last Line: The alligator. Subject(s): Gratuities; Waiters & Waitresses; Tips | ||||||||
Beneath the waves and mud Of the Mississippi flood, Hides the alligator; Behind the potted plants Of Parisian restaurants, Lurks the waiter. With his elongated teeth He will eat you like roast beef, Will the alligator; With his sickening little grin He will scoop your money in, Will the waiter. If I had to choose between The crocodile and Paris Green, And the waiter; I'd take the poison "off the bat" And -- after that -- The alligator. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HIGH PLAINS RAG by JAMES GALVIN MANOKWARI, IRIAN JAYA; IN MEMORIAM, ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE by KAREN SWENSON THE RESOLVE by ALEXANDER BROME BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE THE ENKINDLED SPRING by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE AS THE GREEK'S SIGNAL FLAME by WALT WHITMAN THE MORAL FABLES: THE WOLF AND THE WETHER by AESOP RHAPSODY by MARTIN DONISTHORPE ARMSTRONG CLIO, NINE ECLOGUES IN HONOUR OF NINE VIRTUES: DEDICATION TO R. WENMAN by WILLIAM BASSE |
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