THE eager tout, while prowling for the news, First heard it from the wop shined his shoes— The wop had heard it from a youth who heard A real wise cracker got it from a girl Who knew another flapper—name of Pearl— Whose second cousin knew a rail-bird well, A bird who did not hesitate to tell Just how it happened that he really got The inside information, boiling hot, From a side-partner of a riding ace, Who knew a sure thing in the second race! And thus the tip spread flaming through the town, Till every fish had planked his money down. Oh, gorgeous tip, and rich alluring bet— That wretched animal is running yet! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POSTHUMOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 2 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN SONNET: DANTE (2) by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE SLEEPING BEAUTY by SAMUEL ROGERS FANCY, FR. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |