Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FISHING PARTY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Wunst we went a-fishin' - me Last Line: When I choked! . . . Ma, didn't he? Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Food & Eating; Picnics; Barbecues | ||||||||
WUNST we went a-fishin' -- Me An' my Pa an' Ma, all three, When they wuz a picnic, 'way Out to Hanch's Woods, one day. An' they wuz a crick out there, Where the fishes is, an' where Little boys 'taint big an' strong Better have their folks along! My Pa he ist fished an' fished! An' my Ma she said she wished Me an' her was home; an' Pa Said he wished so worse'n Ma. Pa said ef you talk, er say Anything, er sneeze, er play, Hain't no fish, alive er dead, Ever go' to bite! he said. Purt' nigh dark in town when we Got back home; an' Ma, says she, Now she'll have a fish fer shore! An' she buyed one at the store. Nen at supper, Pa he won't Eat no fish, an' says he don't Like 'em. -- An' he pounded me When I choked! . . . Ma, didn't he? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EDEN ROCK by CHARLES STANLEY CAUSLEY WHERE THE PICNIC WAS by THOMAS HARDY THE BEACH PICNIC by FAIRFAX DOWNEY CHURCH PICNIC by LINCOLN FITZELL A RAINY PICNIC DAY by BURGES JOHNSON THE ALL OF IT by MOLLY PEACOCK A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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