Would you know a little fellow Who is neither brown nor yellow Though of red and white He bears an equal strain? He wears overalls in summer -- Out hunting he's a hummer -- Just a parka shields him From the snow and rain. He can navigate a boat Or anything afloat -- Is no stranger to a fishwheel Or a gun. He totes home strings of fish Or rabbits -- if you wish. That handy, little dandy Native Son. A bear with cubs can't beat him Nor a college highbrow cheat him. He knows the way Of vagrant winds that blow. Even moose oft fail to scent him -- There's nothing seems to dent him; In God's vast universe he is not slow. Do not judge him, city-wise lad. His knowledge isn't half bad. To underrate his prowess were a sin. He can trade and sell his catches For cartridges and matches -- He's a better boy than many, "Gunga Din"! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FINIS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DRAW THE SWORD, O REPUBLIC by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AT LULWORTH COVE A CENTURY BACK by THOMAS HARDY VERSES WHY BURNT by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR WITCH-WIFE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY AFTER THE BATTLE (OF AUGHRIM) by THOMAS MOORE MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 14 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |