Dick and Will and Charles and I Were playing it was election day; And I was running for president, And Dick was a band that was going to play, And Charles and Will were a street parade. But Clarence came, and said that he Was going to run for president, And I could run for school-trustee. He made some flags for Charles and Will, And a badge to go on Dickie's coat. He stood some cornstalks by the fence And had them for the men that vote. Then he climbed on a box and made a speech To the cornstalk men that were in a row. It was all about the Dem-o-crats, And "I de-fy any man to show"; And "I de-fy any man to say", And all about "It's a big disgrace". He spoke his speech out very loud And shook his fist in a cornstalk's face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BALLAD OF HELL by JOHN DAVIDSON DREAMS (2) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR LOVE NOT by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON SONG: TO CELIA by PHILOSTRATUS ON THE DEATH OF A CAT by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |