Some fren's o' mine is tryin' hard ter put me on de queer— De doctor wat dey sent's a nervey bloke; Says 'e, "Yer need de country—I ferbid yer stayin' 'ere!" I tell yer straight, I t'ought it was a joke. Dere ain't no finer paper-route from Bronx ter Chat'am Square— 'Taint like I was a cully shinin' shoes! Who's he wid his 'forbiddin'? Now gwan an' quit yer kiddin'— Aw, cheese it! 'Ere's a cove dat wants de news! Pa—a—peh! Woil' an' de Joinal! Times an' de Sun! Press or de Heral'! Hi—Wich one? Mo—o—nin' pa—a—peh! Loidy, 'ere y' uh, A—a—ll a—bout de moider—Buy a papeh, Suh? Dere's trees an' grass a-growin' in mos' all de city parks, De same as in de country, so dey say; Y' hear about de crowin' of de roosters an' de larks— I'd jus' as liv get woke some udder way! Me fren' wot runs de book-store, he lets me monkey round, An' I see dem country t'ings in picter-books— An' I've frequent seen a chicken dat de butcher-boy was pickin', An' dere's often cows a-hangin' up on hooks. Pa—a—peh! Woil' an' de Joinal! Times an' de Sun! Press or de Heral'! Hi—Wich one? Mo—o—nin' pa—a—peh! Loidy, 'ere y' uh, A—a—ll a—bout de moider—Buv a papeh. Suh? I need de country air, e says? Aw rats, dat ain't a mark Ter wat I'd need up dere widout de boys! Dey say dere ain't no 'lectric lights—at night de place is dark— Dere ain't no cops—An' @3say!@1 Dere ain't no @3noise!@1 Says 'e, "I wouldn't give @3so@1 much fer wat yer life is wort'!" Fergit it! I ain't askin' 'im ter give. Who wants ter stay a-stewin' in a place where nottin's doin'?— I want ter do some livin' wile I live. Pa—a—peh! Woil' an' de Joinal! Times an' de Sun! Press or de Heral'—Hi—Wich one? Mo—o—nin' pa—a—peh! Loidy, 'ere y' uh, A—a—ll a—bout de moider—Buy a papeh, Suh? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ETUDES DE PLUSIERS PAYSAGES DE L' AME: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH I SING OF LOVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SYMPHONIC STUDIES (AFTER ROBERT SCHUMANN) by EMMA LAZARUS THE MIDDLETON PLACE by AMY LOWELL A NEW HYMN by KATHERINE MANSFIELD VERY EARLY SPRING by KATHERINE MANSFIELD SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: WILLIAM AND EMILY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |