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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HEN-ROOST MAN, by RUTH MCENERY STUART
First Line: De hen-roost man he'll preach about paul
Last Line: An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology
First Line: De hen-roost man he'll preach about paul
Last Line: An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology
DE Hen-roost Man he'll preach about Paul,
An' James an' John, an' Herod, an' all,
But nuver a word about Peter, oh, no!
He's afeard he'll hear dat rooster crow.
An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat --
An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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