@3We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers Withouten any home! We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers Withouten any home!@1 We hain't got no mother, We hain't got no brother, We hain't got no father Nor sister, cousin, aunt! All we got is lammies, All we got is damme's, All we got is git-ter-hell An' can't an' can't an' can't! We fergive conductors, We fergive our ructors, We fergive the brakeman We met on the train; We fergive the dandies, Dudes an' dukes an' landies, Everyone as blacked an' eye, Till we meet again! We fergive ol' Ellsworth, We fergive the hell's worth We give ter the playful boys Callin' us galoots! We fergive ol' Kay-Jay, Demmit Jim an' Say-Hay Offen-ov-them-gol-dern-floors An' offen-of-them-boots! We fergive the beller, We fergive the feller Tendin' at the Hancock Bar Fer backin' his complaint! We fergive the schoolin', We fergive the foolin' Of the plug-hat storekeeps In savin' of their paint! We hain't got no kisses, We hain't got no blisses, We hain't got no damsel Ter give ter us a smile! All we got is chinkin', All we got is drinkin', Fer ter comfort of our souls An' sorrows ter beguile! We hain't got no mother, We hain't got no brother, We hain't got no father Nor sister, cousin, aunt! All we got is lammies, All we got is damme's, All we got is git-ter-hell An' can't an' can't an' can't! @3We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers Withouten any home! We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers, We're poor river drivers Withouten any home!@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CONVERGENCE OF THE TWAIN; LINES ON LOSS OF THE TITANIC by THOMAS HARDY VERSES ON SEEING THE SPEAKER ASLEEP IN HIS CHAIR by WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED THE BAREFOOT BOY by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER TO MY FRIEND MR. THOMAS FLATMAN, ON THE PUBLISHING OF THESE HIS POEMS by FRANCIS BARNARD (D. 1698) |