Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOOT-SOLDIERS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Tis all the way to toe-town Last Line: Are six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Soldiers | ||||||||
'Tis all the way to Toe-town, Beyond the Knee-high hill, That Baby has to travel down To see the soldiers drill. One, two, three, four, five, a-row -- A captain and his men -- And on the other side, you know, Are six, seven, eight, nine, ten. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL ARMIES ARE THE SAME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY ABSENT WITH OFFICIAL LEAVE by RANDALL JARRELL PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON OPERATION MEMORY by DAVID LEHMAN ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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