HOM-VEG HOULD on then, I tell ye! Do ye see yandhar wall, You sniffikan' dirt, and the other as tall Lek opposite lek, and sides like a sewer's, A' puppus to stop such perseedin's as yours -- Masther D., that have built them, because he's intarmint To bring you to raison, you bothersome varmint! In a million of years you've stole a good fut From the bank, yes you have. Aw, it's aisy to "chut" And blackguard and give sauce. But I'll tell ye! look here! It's just go'n a' stoppin'. What capers! @3Don' keer?@1 You inslin' monkey! I'll see about that! You slippery vagabone! Rat-a-tat-tat! You'll go your own way, will ye? navar say die! @3You're a freeborn river@1 -- Aye man, aye! I've got ye! I've got ye! Now, aisy, magellya! Be dacen', be dacen', be dacen', I tell ye. And I know there's a tongue at ye, tongue thallure But none of your tongue or your cheek at Ballure! Such ramblin' and amblin', Such bustlin' and scramblin', Such booin' and sthooin' And hullabalooin'! Such work, you young Turk, Wiss a jump and a jerk And a shy and a toss, Like a runaway hoss, And the jiggin' and joggin', And all the lape-froggin' -- Ondacen' it is; And the buzz and the bizz, And the fuss and the fizz -- And altogathar, ye 'nointed young divil, Be civil! will ye? @3Will@1 ye be civil? Will ye? won't ye? Str'ight then, str'ight! @3Nither@1 the leff nor @3nither@1 the right -- And no nizin', no, nor a sigh nor a mutter, Just humblin'-bumblin' 'twix your gutter. D'ye hear? d'ye hear? RIVER O dear! O dear! HOM-VEG What did they larn ye up in the mountain? Nothin', I think, that's much accountin'. RIVER No, no! Only to go, To flow, To fling my spray in the sunny glow, To splash, To dash, Heels over head with a crazy crash. HOM-VEG So that's your arly eddication Lek accordin' to your station? And just the smallest taste of a mill 'd ha been a dale more 'spectable. But times is changed. So that'll do. RIVER O wirrasthru! O wirrasthru! O, that beast of an arch! O, that beast of a wall! HOM-VEG Aisy, for all! RIVER O the ferns and the cushags! HOM-VEG Hushags! hushags! Lek we're say'n' to the pigs. RIVER O the barley-rigs! O the bees and the bells And the lovely smells! O the winds a blowin'! HOM-VEG What's all this O-in'? RIVER O heaven! O earth! Thay gave me birth. HOM-VEG Goodness grayshurs! you're as good as a play. And ar'n' ye lavin' them anyway? No sense nor nothin' -- the little sinner! I wish he'd be off, for I'm wantin' my dinner. Now what can you expec'? The tip of the ear, or the scruff of the neck -- RIVER And must I no more Speed down to the shore With a frisk and a frolic? You old man diabolic, With a shout and a rout And an in and an out, And a sly little kiss for the toes Of the woman that's washin' the clothes? HOM-VEG Did ye avar? I navar! the rip! Kissin', is it? What lip! I'm clane inshamed, And the lek that shud'n' be named; But young people now -- but it's in the blood -- RIVER Good-bye then, good-bye then! old stick-in-the-mud! O the strong! O the free! O the space, and the strength of the sea! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...I WOULD LIVE IN YOUR LOVE by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF DREAMS by WILLIAM BLAKE THE LITTLE GIRL LOST, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 20 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING PUTTING IN THE SEED by ROBERT FROST DULCE ET DECORUM EST by WILFRED OWEN BROTHERLY LOVE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |