Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREENHORN YANK, by JOSEPH FRANCIS CARLIN MACDONNELL Poet's Biography First Line: On the morning I stood in the fair of dunleer Last Line: Concerning the rope and the nose-ring. Alternate Author Name(s): Carlin, Francis Subject(s): Americans; Bristol, England; Ireland; Irish | ||||||||
On the morning I stood in the fair of Dunleer With a bullock they'd know in the States for a steer, Old Larry went off to the pub with an ear For the prices that day in the market. And as I was puffing away to compare The breath o' my pipe with the beast's on the air, A jobber from Bristol came up to me there, With his: "What will ye take for him, sonny?" "Twelve guineas!" said I, with my heart in the hope That Larry would soon be returning to cope $ With the buyer, who snickered: "I say, are the rope " And the nose-ring a part of the bargain?" Then I, with the twang o' the Yank that I was, Who knew not a line o' the cow-jobbers' laws, " Replied to the blackguard: "They are, sir, because -- But you better find out from my uncle." Then, lo and behold ye! While shuffling away With a laugh, he met Larry returning; yet they, In striking a bargain, had nothing to say Concerning the rope and the nose-ring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SIGHTSEERS by PAUL MULDOON THE DREAM SONGS: 290 by JOHN BERRYMAN AN IRISH HEADLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GIANT'S RING: BALLYLESSON, NEAR BELFAST by ROBINSON JEFFERS IRELAND; WRITTEN FOR THE ART AUTOGRAPH DURING IRISH FAMINE by SIDNEY LANIER THE EYES ARE ALWAYS BROWN by GERALD STERN THE VIRGIN'S SLUMBER SONG by JOSEPH FRANCIS CARLIN MACDONNELL |
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