Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAT'S RIGHT, AIN'T IT?, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: De rich am gettin' richer Last Line: Ain't it? Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): Humanity; Social Classes; Upper Classes; Caste | ||||||||
De rich am gettin' richer An' de po' am gettin' po'rer. De mansion's gettin' taller. But the shanty's gettin' smaller. De market basket's small De po' man am a-totin' An' hits all brought about By de way yo's been a-votin'. Dat's right, Ain't it? De wood am gettin' sca'ce, An' de coal am gettin' higher, An' day say dat ole Monopoly Is puttin' out my fire. De wage am mighty small, Fo' de plane, an' saw, an' mallet, An' it's all brought about by De castin' ob yo' ballot. Dat's right, Ain't it? Den stop de emergrashun, Stop emergrants a-votin', An' limitate de riches dat De millionaire am totin'. Dat's right becase de po' folks Am not er gwine to stand it, An' by en by humanity Will rise up an' demand it. Dat's right, Ain't it? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WEALTH OF THE DESTITUTE by DENISE LEVERTOV THE GATEKEEPER'S CHILDREN by PHILIP LEVINE THE SWIMMING POOL by THOMAS LUX POEM BEGINNING WITH A RANDOM PHRASE FROM COLERIDGE by THOMAS LUX FRESCOES FOR MR. ROCKEFELLER'S CITY: BURY GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH INVOCATION TO THE SOCIAL MUSE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH FORTUNO CARRACCIOLI by ROBERT MCALMON AN AMERICAN POEM by EILEEN MYLES THE PESSIMIST by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING |
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