Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DUTY CALL, by BURGES JOHNSON



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First Line: On sundays I jus' love to dine
Last Line: An' gives me heaps o' things to eat.
Subject(s): Children; Family Life; Mothers; Pity; Sabbath; Temperance; Childhood; Relatives; Sunday; Prohibition


On Sundays I jus' love to dine
With Aunty Jane an' Emeline,
An' stay t' hear a temp'rence trac'.
I love it, 'cause when I get back
My muvver says, "Poor little sweet!"
An' gives me heaps o' things to eat.





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