Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SINGLE PHILOSOPHY, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY


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First Line: Alla time you say, why don't you marry?
Last Line: So eet ees not healthy thing for me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A.
Subject(s): Marriage; Philosophy & Philosophers; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


ALLA time you say, "Why don't you marry?"
Now, I gona speaka plain to you:
I won't nevva marry; no, sir, nevva!
For eet ees not healthy theeng to do.

How I know? Signor, eet's verra seemple.
I been single fallow all my life,
An' so long I'm strong an' wal an' happy
W'ata for I bother weeth a wife?
I ain't mak' so moocha playnta money,
Steell I gotta 'nough for all I need,
An' I don'ta want no woman bossa
Keeckin' at mos' evra theeng I deed.
Eh? You theenk som' time I weesh be married?
Sure! jus' once dat weesh ees com' to me.
Lasta month I gat som' kinda fever,
An' I am so seeck as I can be.
Eet ees pretta tough for single fallow
W'en he's feelin' verra seeck een bed,
An' he would be glad eef som' good woman
Lay her softa hand upon hees head.
My! I felt so bad, signor, I tal you --
Eet's da truth I speak, you bat my life! --
Eef mos' anny woman com' an' ask me
I would tak' her den for be my wife!

Wat? O! no, I'm stronga now an' better --
Eh? I am su'prise' you cannot see;
Only w'en I'm seeck I theenk for marry,
So eet ees not healthy thing for me.





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