Whitelock, William Wallace, 1869-1940 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 43
S BAD LANGUAGE She s a funny little creature, and she chatters like a daw,In a language meant for English, disregarding evry law ;And it makes her, oh, so angry, when I say Now, Susan, pleaseTry to speak the English language — you are speaking Susanese. Ith a-thpeakin pwoppa English, she declares,… … JOHNNYS CONSCIENCE I ve got the funniest feelin When I bin bad, right here;It aint a pain exactly, but It certainly feels queer ;I m sure it aint my stummick, though, For that its up too high—A sorter chokin, s though I d eat Too big a piece of pie. Now, Mother calls it conshince, an She says that…
Children's poetry
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