THERE was an old man had a broken hat, He had a crooked leg, an old tame cat, An old lame horse that cropped along the hedge, And an old song that set your teeth on edge, With words like: "Club night's come; it's time the dance begins. Up go the lamps, we've all got nimble shins. One night a year man and wife may dance at ease And we'll dance all the village to its knees." This silly old man had a broken heart; He went a-peddling onions from his cart. Once years ago, when Club night fell in June, His new-wed wife went off with a dragoon, Whilst he sang: "Club night's come; it's time the dance begins. Up go the lamps, we've all got nimble shins. One night a year man and wife may dance at ease And we'll dance all the village to its knees." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GIANT PUFFBALL by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN ONE LIFE by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR SONNET: BARBERRIES by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE FAIRY KING by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM A WOMAN'S SONNETS: 2 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |