When Jim has got a new coat, It makes his Sunday wear; But for his home or office, -- The old coat answers there. When Jim "put on the new man," 'Twas Sunday wear for him; The other days "the old man" Was good enough for Jim. When Jim has got a new coat, Who ever would believe To-day he'd wear the collar, To-morrow wear the sleeve? But when Jim wears "the new man," He thinks it is no crime To cut that coat and wear it A little at a time. Now Jim's old coat is crooked, And crooked, too, is Jim; For Jim, he twists his garments, His garments, they twist him. If Jim would wear "the new man," That coat cut straight and true, On Sundays and on week-days, I think he'd straighten, too! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MARMOZET by HILAIRE BELLOC MY FATHER'S FACE by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE MOUNTAIN by HAYDEN CARRUTH EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN POSTHUMOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ROMANCE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |