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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A ROBBER OF THE NIGHT, by GLADYS TRACY HORNBECK
First Line: The farmer hid in his cornfield
Last Line: A father fainted at the feet of his son!
Subject(s): Crime & Criminals
First Line: The farmer hid in his cornfield
Last Line: A father fainted at the feet of his son!
Subject(s): Crime & Criminals
The farmer hid in his cornfield,
To catch a robber of the night.
Somebody was stealing his summer's yield,
And he planned to give somebody a fright!
It was two o'clock in the morning,
When the robber came driving in;
The farmer cocked his gun in protecting,
Beside his determined chin!
He gave the robber time to load,
Fingering the trigger of his gun;
When the wheels of the wagon turned toward the road,
A father fainted at the feet of his son!
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