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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CAPTURE, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Duck come switchin' 'cross de lot Last Line: Hi, oh, miss lady! | |||
DUCK come switchin' 'cross de lot Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Hurry up an' hide de pot Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Duck's a mighty 'spicious fowl, Slick as snake an' wise as owl; Hol' dat dog, don't let him yowl! Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Th'ow dat co'n out kind o' slow Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Keep yo'se'f behin' de do' Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Lots o' food'll kill his feah, Co'n is cheap but fowls is deah -- "Come, good ducky, come on heah." Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Ain't he fat and ain't he fine, Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Des can't wait to make him mine. Hi, oh, Miss Lady! See him waddle when he walk, 'Sh! keep still and don't you talk! Got you! Don't you daih to squawk! Hi, oh, Miss Lady! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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