I ONCE was a jolly young beau, And knew how to pick up a fan, But I've done with all that, you must know, For now I'm a family man! When a partner I ventured to take, The ladies all favored the plan; They vowed I was certain to make "Such an excellent family man!" If I travel by land or by water, I have charge of some Susan or Ann; Mrs. Brown is so sure that her daughter Is safe with a family man! The trunks and the bandboxes round 'em With something like horror I scan, But though I may mutter, "Confound 'em!" I smile -- like a family man! I once was as gay as a templar, But levity's now under ban; Young people must have an exemplar And I am a family man! The club-men I meet in the city All treat me as well as they can; And only exclaim, "What a pity Poor Tom is a family man!" I own I am getting quite pensive; Ten children, from David to Dan, Is a family rather extensive; But then -- I'm a family man! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE by ROBERT MORRIS THE SECRETARY; WRITTEN AT THE HAGUE, 1696 by MATTHEW PRIOR FAREWELL TO SUMMER by GEORGE ARNOLD SONG, FR. A VISION OF GIORGIONE: GEMMA'S SONG ON THE WAY by GORDON BOTTOMLEY KING HERMANDIAZ by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 104 by BLISS CARMAN |