Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WEBFOOT IN THE LEAD, by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON First Line: Well, I've been to see the capers Last Line: That can make a bigger track. Subject(s): Davenport, Homer (1867-1912); Exhibitions; Miller, Joaquin (1837-1913); World's Fairs; Expositions | ||||||||
Well, I've been to see the capers That they're cuttin' at the fair, And you bet there's somethin' doing And old Webfoot's gettin' there. Why, I'd come to the conclusion That we'd kind o' gone to seed, And the other big exhibits Would be trottin' in the lead. But you'd ought to see them fellers From the dried-up eastern slopes Why, they call our cherries peaches, And our peaches cantaloupes! And we have a little saplin', For to hold the flag, you see, And they nearly break their necks Just a-lookin' up the tree. And a feller lost his manners When he "watched Tacoma grow" But a slab that we're a-showin' Did some growin' long ago. And there was Homer makin' pictures, And Miller makin' rhymes, (And a lot of other fellers That were there to make the dimes). And I said, "Trot out your talent With a pencil or a pen!" And it seemed to me that Webfoot Was a-gettin' there again. And talk about "Kentucky beauties" And "The lilies of the South" Why, beside our Mossback maidens They're like roses in a drought! And I saw some soldiers drillin' With an "M" upon their caps, And I heard the people sayin' "Them's a husky lot o' chaps!" And when a Webfoot hits "the trail" With his knapsack on his back, Why, it's hard to find the feller That can make a bigger track. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TREAD THE DARK: 51 by DAVID IGNATOW ODE SUNG AT THE OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION by ALFRED TENNYSON INVITATION TO A PAINTER: 1 by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM AT THE FIREMEN'S EXHIBITION by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB ATLANTA EXPOSITION ODE by MARY WESTON FORDHAM A WELCOME TO THE FAIR by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON THE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION (WRITTEN FOR MUSIC) by HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION by HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL A HUSTLE FOR THE FAIR by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON |
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