Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BARBOTTE (BULL-POUT), by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND First Line: Dere's some lak dory, an' some lak bass Last Line: Dat's true, de nice leetle sweet barbotte. | ||||||||
DERE's some lak dory, an' some lak bass, An' plaintee dey mus' have trout -- An' w'ite feesh too, dere's quite a few Not satisfy do widout -- Very fon' of sucker some folk is, too, But for me, you can go an' cut De w'ole of dem t'roo w'at you call menu, So long as I get barbotte -- Ho! Ho! for me it's de nice barbotte. No fuss to ketch heem -- no row at all, De sam' as you have wit' bass -- Never can tell if you hook heem well, An' mebbe he's gone at las'! An' trout, wall! any wan's ketchin' trout Dey got to be purty smart -- But leetle bull-pout, don't have to look out, For dem feller got no heart -- Good t'ing, dey ain't got no heart. Dat's wan of de reason I lak heem too -- For all you have got to do Is takin' your pole on de feeshin' hole An' anchor de ole canoe -- Den spit on de worm for luck, an' pass De leetle hook up de gut, An' drop it down slow, jus' a minute or so, An' pull up de nice barbotte, Ha! Ha! de fine leetle fat barbotte. Pleasan' to lissen upon de spring De leetle bird sing hees song, W'ile you watch de line an' look out for sign Of mooshrat swimmin' along; Den tak' it easy an' smoke de pipe, An' w'ere is de man has got More fun dan you on de ole canoe W'en dey're bitin', de nice barbotte -- De nice leetle fat barbotte. No runnin' aroun' on de crick for heem, No jompin' upon de air, Makin' you sweat till your shirt is wet An' sorry you're comin' dere -- Foolin' away wit' de rod an' line Mebbe de affernoon -- For sure as he bite he's dere all right, An' you're ketchin' heem very soon -- Yass sir! you're gettin' heem purty soon. Den tak' heem off home wit' a dozen more An' skin heem so quick you can, Fry heem wit' lard, an' you'll fin' it hard To say if dere's on de pan Such feesh as dat on de worl' before Since Adam, you know, is shut Out of de gate w'en he's comin' home late, As de nice leetle fat barbotte -- Dat's true, de nice leetle sweet barbotte. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A RAINY DAY IN CAMP by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND AUTUMN DAYS by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND BATEESE AND HIS LITTLE DECOYS by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND BATEESE THE LUCKY MAN by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND BLOOM - A SONG OF COBALT by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND BOULE by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND BRUNO THE HUNTER by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND CANADIAN FOREVER by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND CAUDA MORRHUAE by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND CHAMPLAIN by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND |
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