Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLUB NIGHT, by FORD MADOX FORD Poet's Biography First Line: There was an old man had a broken hat Last Line: "and we'll dance all the village to its knees." Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers; Grief; Love - Loss Of; Marriage; Old Age; Sorrow; Sadness; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
THERE was an old man had a broken hat, He had a crooked leg, an old tame cat, An old lame horse that cropped along the hedge, And an old song that set your teeth on edge, With words like: "Club night's come; it's time the dance begins. Up go the lamps, we've all got nimble shins. One night a year man and wife may dance at ease And we'll dance all the village to its knees." This silly old man had a broken heart; He went a-peddling onions from his cart. Once years ago, when Club night fell in June, His new-wed wife went off with a dragoon, Whilst he sang: "Club night's come; it's time the dance begins. Up go the lamps, we've all got nimble shins. One night a year man and wife may dance at ease And we'll dance all the village to its knees." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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