Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHOA, ZEBE, WHOA, by EDWIN FORD PIPER


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WHOA, ZEBE, WHOA, by                    
First Line: Saddle me up the zebra dun
Last Line: Whoa, till I hitch you, whoa!
Subject(s): Horseback Riding


Saddle me up the Zebra Dun --
Whoa, Zebe, whoa!
Double-cinch the son of a gun --
Whoa, till I bridle you, whoa!
Foot in the stirrup, straddle him quick --
Pitch and squeal and buck and kick --
Take your gait or the spurs will prick,
Lope along, you Zebra Dun.

The boys are off for town tonight --
It's a-riding, Zebra Dun!
Playing poker and a-getting tight --
Sift along, O Zebra Dun!
Bunch of girls at Brown's Hotel
Knows the steps, and dances well --
Rattlesnake Pete and his fiddle --
Lope along, O Zebra Dun!

Lights of the town are a-shining clear --
Run, you Zebra Dun!
Last four weeks seems like a year --
Run, Zebe, run!
Yip, yip, yi-yi, yi-yi!
Run, you old stiff-kneed grasshopper,
You spiral-spined jackrabbit, you!
A-ho, whoopee!
Brown's Hotel we're bound to see,
Swing them girls at the dance party,
One-and-twenty on a moonlight spree --
A-ho, whoopee!
Whoa, Zebe, whoa!
Whoa, till I hitch you, whoa!






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