They arrested Weary Willie And landed him in jail; A plain case of assault it was, Because he Hit the Trail. -- The Chicago Breeze. And little Gracie Greeley Was very, very rude: Though seemingly quite gentle, She Struck an Attitude. -- The St. Louis Push. There's dashing Dicky Dawson, A lad with yellow curls -- They hanged the chap last winter For Sleighing all the Girls. -- The New York Howl. You've heard of Tommy Tippler. They strung him up as well: He used both cloves and cubebs, And therewith Killed the Smell. -- The Buffalo Bug. And pretty Betty Blossom, A peach, a perfect dream, They had to jug the lassie Because she Whipped the Cream. -- The St. Louis Doubt. They found that Signor Baton Was guilty of a crime: With little provocation He madly Beat the Time. -- The Minneapolis Mill. And poor old Harry Hunter, Of sturdy heart and limb, Because he Shot the Rapids, They executed him. -- The Milwaukee Mug. And so on. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NOCTURNE OF REMEMBERED SPRING by CONRAD AIKEN CAMPUS SONNET: RETURN - 1917 by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS MOMENT by HAYDEN CARRUTH SONGS FOR TWO SEASONS: 1. AFTER GRAVE ILLNESS by CAROL FROST GOAL by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |