Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RAVILOI, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY


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RAVILOI, by                    
First Line: Signor del vecchio, dees ees for you
Last Line: Like een your restaurant saturday night!
Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A.
Subject(s): Pasta; Spaghetti; Lasagna; Noodles; Macaroni


SIGNOR DEL VECCHIO, dees ees for you,
Also your partner, Signor Magazzu.
Nevva bayfore have I soocha dalight,
Nevva sooch fina good eatin' has been
Stucka so playnta eensida my skeen
Like een your restaurant Saturday night!

Dere was som' seelly old Irishman dere,
Fat an' so beeg lika frog een hees chair,
Stuffin' hees stummick weeth soup an' weeth bread,
Teell you gon' theenk he would bust an' be dead.
No, but he don't; he ees steell on da job,
Eatin' da feesh an' da -- how-you-call? -- "squab."
Porco! Dat's only kind food he can see;
Geeve heem hees skeenaful -- so, lat heem be --
But, "Ravioli"! Ah! dat's for me!

Paste for da noodle rolled out teell eet's theen,
Fine tendra cheecken cut up to put een;
Put dem togethra -- so, presto! -- an' mak'
Beautiful, reech leetla cracker or cak'.
Den you weell cook for da sauce upon dese
Mushroom, tomat' an' da fine Roma cheese.
Breeng dem to table so hot as can be;
Breeng dem more playnta, more playnta!
Oh, gee!
Dat's "Ravioli" an' dats'a for me!

Signor del Vecchio, healtha for you!
Also your partner, Signor Magazzu.
Nevva bayfore have I soocha dalight,
Nevva sooch beautiful eatin' has been
Stucka so playnta eensida my skeen
Like een your restaurant Saturday night!





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