Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHO' NOUGHT STEAMBOATS, by GARNETT LAIDLAW ESKEW First Line: Dese steamboats on de hudson Last Line: An' de ohio. | ||||||||
Dese steamboats on de Hudson, I guess dey's mighty fine, But dey ain' got no paddle wheel Awhirlin' roun' behine, Kickin' up de water An' chawin' up de foam -- De steamboats on de Hudson Ain' like de boats down home. De steamboats on de Hudson -- Lord knows whut make 'em go -- Dey ain' like de steamboats Dat I uster know, A-steamin' down Kanawhy An' de Ohio. I sho'ly miss de ole boats; I seem ter see 'em still: City er Cincinnati, An' de City er Louisville, De fine ole Annie Laury -- An' all of dem wuz Queens -- An' de James K. Speed, a-speedin' Clean down ter New Awleens! Dem great white steamboats Wid dey smokestacks high, Blowin' clouds er smoke out On de wide blue sky; Whistlin' in de mornin' Way down aroun' de ben': An' lawsy how I'd like ter see De ole boats once ergain -- De schooners an' de liners, An' de little tuggin' boats A-chuggin' through de water Like a bunch er frisky shoats, Dey sho'ly goes a-humpin' But dis I wants ter know: How come dem boats ain' got no wheels An' whut makes 'em go? I wuz fotch up on de ole boats (No use fer me ter 'splain). Git out de way an' gimme room! I gwine home ergain: I likes de Hudson steamboats But I jes got ter go Back to de ole Kanawhy An' de Ohio. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHO' NOUGH BAND MUSIC by GARNETT LAIDLAW ESKEW POETS ARE BORN NOT MADE by ROBERT FROST STORIES ARE MADE OF MISTAKES by JAMES GALVIN THE QUARREL by KATHERINE MANSFIELD SONG OF THE MOON by CLAUDE MCKAY SANTA FILOMENA by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW EVERYONE SANG by SIEGFRIED SASSOON A SUPPLEMENT OF AN IMPERFECT COPY OF VERSES OF MR. WILL. SHAKESPEARE'S by JOHN SUCKLING THE PRINCESS; A MEDLEY by ALFRED TENNYSON SONG OF THE PILGRIMS [SEPTEMBER 16, 1620] by THOMAS COGSWELL UPHAM |
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