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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWINS, by WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND First Line: I congratulate ye, francis Last Line: With thim god-forsaken names! | |||
I CONGRATULATE ye, Francis, And more power to yer wife -- An' from Montreal to Kansas, I could safely bet my life Ye wor proud enough, I hould ye -- Runnin' with the safety pins Whin ould Mrs. Dolan tould ye, "Milia murther! she has twins!" Ye might kill me without warnin' -- Lay me out there on the shelf -- For a sight of ye that mornin', Throwin' bookays at yerself! Faix! ye thought ye had a cinch there, An' begob! so well ye might, For not even with the Frinch there, Twins like thim come every night! Francis, aisy now an' listen To yer mother's brother James -- Whin the twins ye go to christen, Don't ye give thim fancy names -- Irene -- Edith -- Gladys -- Mavis -- Cecil Rhodes an' Percival -- If it's names like that, Lord save us! Don't live close to the canal! Michael Whalen of St. Lambert Had a boy some years ago -- Called him Clarence Montizambert -- Where he got it I dunno -- Monty used to have a brother (He was Marmaduke Fitzjames) Killed himself some way or other Thryin' to pronounce his names! Bet was three times in a minute, An' he thrained hard for the same, But the lad was never in it -- Tho' they tell me he died game! Well, sir! -- Monty grew the height of Fin McCool or Brian Boru -- Truth I'm tellin', but in spite of Ev'rything poor Mike could do -- Divil a dacint situation Monty got, but dhrive a hack, At the Bonaventure station -- 'T was the name that kept him back -- Till his friend, John Reilly, tould him, "Change the haythen name for Pat -- " Pathrick Joseph -- now behould him Walkin' dillygate! think o' that! So be careful, Master Francis, An' ye'll bless yer uncle James -- Don't be takin' any chances With thim God-forsaken names! | 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 BARBOTTE (BULL-POUT) 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 |
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