OTOBY was a darky who could pick the banjo fine, And he could cut the pigeon-wing and give your boots a shine. waited on the students at the Uni-var-si-tee, And at any kind of devilment was quick as quick could be. Not only versed in devilment, but also repartee, For the laugh was on the student of the Uni-var-si-tee Who passed him on the stoop amid a crowd of boys one day, And out of fun accosted him—"O hello, Tobe, I say— "What are you going to do when Satan gets you by and by?" "Wait on de students, Massa." he promptly made reply. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PASSING BY by THOMAS FORD (1580-1648) THE MAGPIES IN PICARDY by T. P. CAMERON WILSON FOOTLIGHT MOTIFS: 4. NATALIE ALT by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS IN AN ATELIER by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH SONNET by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1567-1640) TASTE, AN EPISTLE TO A YOUNG CRITIC by JOHN ARMSTRONG |