Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DA WHEESTLIN' BARBER, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY First Line: Las' night you hear da op'ra? Last Line: Ha! W'at you theenk of dat? Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A. Subject(s): Barbers | ||||||||
LAS' night you hear da op'ra? Eef you was uppa stair An' eef you know Moralli You mebbe saw heem dere. Moralli? He's a barber, But verra bright an' smart, An' crazy for da op'ra; He knows dem all by heart. He's alla tima wheestlin', An' often you can find Jus' from da tune he wheestles W'at thoughts ees een hees mind. Eef you would ask a question, Da answer you would gat Ees notheeng but som' music -- Ha! w'at you theenk of dat? Las' week hees wife, Lucia -- Fine woman, too, is she -- She gave to heem som' babies, Not only wan, but three! Eef to your shop som' neighbors Should breeng sooch news to you Eet sure would jus' excite you To say a word or two; But deesa Joe Moralli, Dees music-crazy loon, He never stopped hees wheestlin' -- But justa changed hees tune. Dees answer from hees music Was all dat dey could gat: "Trio from 'Trovatore.'" Ha! w'at you theenk of dat? He nevva stopped hees wheestlin' Dat "Trovatore" tune, Not even w'en he's dreenkin' Weeth frands een da saloon. He wheestled eet dat evenin' W'en home he went to see Hees granda wife, Lucia, An' leetla babies three. But w'en he stood bayfore dem He was so full weeth dreenk, He looked upon dose babies An' wheestle -- W'at you theenk? O! den da tune he wheestled Was -- how-you-call-eet? -- "pat:" "Sextetta from Lucia." Ha! w'at you theenk of dat? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HAIRCUT by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER THE BARBER'S by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE SEATS OF THE FLIGHTY: THE SECOND CHAIR by FAIRFAX DOWNEY THE BARBER ABROAD by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON THE SPANISH BARBER by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON THE FIRST HAIR CUT by BURGES JOHNSON A DIXIE LULLABY by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY |
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