LEEDLE Dutch baby haff come ter town! Jabber und jump till der day gone down -- Jabber und sphlutter und sphlit hees jaws -- Vot a Dutch baby dees Londsmon vas! I dink dose mout' vas leedle too vide Ober he laugh fon dot also-side! Haff got blenty off deemple und vrown? -- Hey! leedle Dutchman come ter town! Leedle Dutch baby, I dink me proud Ober your fader can schquall dot loud Ven he vas leedle Dutch baby like you Und yoost don't gare, like he alvays do! -- Guess ven dey vean him on beer, you bet Dot's der because dot he aind veaned yet! -- Vot you said off he dringk you down? -- Hey! leedle Dutchman come ter town! Leedle Dutch baby, yoost schquall avay -- Schquall fon preakfast till gisterday! Better you all time gry und shout Dan shmile me vonce fon der coffin out! Vot I gare off you keek my nose Downside-up mit your heels und toes -- Downside, oder der oopside-down? -- Hey! leedle Dutchman come ter town! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LITTLE GIRL LOST, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE DELIGHT IN DISORDER by ROBERT HERRICK A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 48 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN CRADLE SONG (TO A TUNE OF BLAKE'S): 2 by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE LITTLE BERNHARD by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS |