They arrested Weary Willie And landed him in jail; A plain case of assault it was, Because he Hit the Trail. -- The Chicago Breeze. And little Gracie Greeley Was very, very rude: Though seemingly quite gentle, She Struck an Attitude. -- The St. Louis Push. There's dashing Dicky Dawson, A lad with yellow curls -- They hanged the chap last winter For Sleighing all the Girls. -- The New York Howl. You've heard of Tommy Tippler. They strung him up as well: He used both cloves and cubebs, And therewith Killed the Smell. -- The Buffalo Bug. And pretty Betty Blossom, A peach, a perfect dream, They had to jug the lassie Because she Whipped the Cream. -- The St. Louis Doubt. They found that Signor Baton Was guilty of a crime: With little provocation He madly Beat the Time. -- The Minneapolis Mill. And poor old Harry Hunter, Of sturdy heart and limb, Because he Shot the Rapids, They executed him. -- The Milwaukee Mug. And so on. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEIL'S AWA WI' TH' EXCISEMAN by ROBERT BURNS IN HARBOR by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE THE POET'S SONG FOR HIS WIFE by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER TO A CAT by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE LILIES: 23. FINALLY ALONE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |