IINVENT a bran-new joke, Try it first on pa; See him laugh until he cries, Ha! ha! ha! Try it next on Uncle Ned; Dislocates his jaw, Bursts the buttons off his vest, Haw! haw! haw! Spring it then on sister Nell; Claps her hands with glee, Giggles till her face is red, Te! he! he! Send it to the editor, That arch-villain, who Stamps it "99 B. C.," Boo! hoo! hoo! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHAMBER MUSIC: 9 by JAMES JOYCE EARTH IS ENOUGH by EDWIN MARKHAM PEOPLE'S SURROUNDINGS by MARIANNE MOORE HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX by ROBERT BROWNING SEVEN TIMES TWO [ - ROMANCE] by JEAN INGELOW A BAGATELLE by JAMES G. BURNETT LORD NEVIL'S ADVICE by ADA CAMBRIDGE THE LAMENT OF THE OUTALISSI by THOMAS CAMPBELL A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 40. COME AWAY! BRING ON THE BRIDE by THOMAS CAMPION |