Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MOTHER KNOWS, by E. I. FARRINGTON


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First Line: They say my dad is a very wise man
Last Line: "like dad's in the paper? For mother she ""knows."
Subject(s): Mothers


THEY say my dad is a very wise man
And few lawyers can make things as plain as he can,
But whenever to him with my questions I go,
He always replies, "Ask your mother; she'll know."

If I ask why Sue in the parlor at night,
When Joe Clifford comes calling, must turn down the light,
Till it shines with the tiniest, least little glow,
He simply replies, "Ask your mother; she'll know."

And when the baby curls up his bare toes
And looks up so funny and gurgles and crows,
I ask dad to tell me what makes him do so,
But he's sure to reply, "Ask your mother; she'll know."

And once when we had a new maid in the house,
She dropped a big dish at the sight of a mouse;
I couldn't see why, but dad said, "Suppose
You wait till to-night and ask mother; she knows."

I can't understand it, but somehow I feel
That mother's not getting a downright square deal;
Why don't they print her picture, in her best clothes,
Like dad's in the paper? For mother she "knows."







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