Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ENDLESS SONG, by RUTH MCENERY STUART


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THE ENDLESS SONG, by            
First Line: Oh, I used to sing a song
Last Line: To accommodate a frien' nex' do'.
Subject(s): Singing & Singers


OH, I used to sing a song,
An' dey said it was too long,
So I cut it off de en'
To accommodate a frien'
Nex' do', nex' do' --
To accommodate a frien' nex' do'.

But it made de matter wuss
Dan it had been at de fus,
'Ca'ze de en' was gone, an' den
Co'se it didn't have no en'
Any mo', any mo' --
Oh, it didn't have no en' any mo'!

So, to save my frien' from sinnin',
I cut off de song's beginnin';
Still he cusses right along
Whilst I sings about my song
Jes so, jes so --
Whilst I sings about my song jes so.

How to please 'im is my riddle,
So I'll fall back on my fiddle;
For I'd stan' myself on en'
To accommodate a frien'
Nex' do', nex' do' --
To accommodate a frien' nex' do'.





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