Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LARRY NOOLAN'S NEW YEAR, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Be-gorrie, al wor sorry Last Line: When the ould year died. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year; Parties | ||||||||
BE-GORRIE, al wor sorry When the Ould Year died: An' aI says, "aI'll shtart to-morry, Like aI've always thried -- aI'll give yez all fair warnin' aI'll be shtartin' in the mornin' From the wakeness aI was born in -- When the Ould Year died." The year forninsht the pasht wan, When the Ould Year died, Says aI, "This is the lasht wan aI'll be filled -- wid pride." So says aI til Miss McCarty aI wor meetin' at the party, "Lave us both be drinkin' hearty!" When the Ould Year died. So we dined an' wined together, When the Ould Year died, An' agreed on health an' weather, An' the whule wurrld wide, An' says aI, -- "aI'm thinkin' very Much it's you aI'd like to marry." "Then," says she, "why don't you, Larry?" When the Ould Year died. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OLD RIVER ROAD by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS LOUISE SIGHS, SUCH A LONG WINTER, THIS by MARY JO BANG THE ODD WOMAN by MADELINE DEFREES THE WEDDING PARTY by NORMAN DUBIE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB by DANIEL HALPERN THE DINNER-PARTY by AMY LOWELL BALLROOM DARK by CLARENCE MAJOR NEW YEAR'S EVES by ALICE NOTLEY YOUR NAME ENGRAVED ON A GRAIN OF RICE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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