Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NEW JOKE, by FRANK TOURTELLOT EASTON


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THE NEW JOKE, by                    
First Line: I invent a bran-new joke
Last Line: Boo! Hoo! Hoo!
Subject(s): Jokes


IINVENT a bran-new joke,
Try it first on pa;
See him laugh until he cries,
Ha! ha! ha!

Try it next on Uncle Ned;
Dislocates his jaw,
Bursts the buttons off his vest,
Haw! haw! haw!

Spring it then on sister Nell;
Claps her hands with glee,
Giggles till her face is red,
Te! he! he!

Send it to the editor,
That arch-villain, who
Stamps it "99 B. C.,"
Boo! hoo! hoo!





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