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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SAMBO'S RIGHT TO BE KILT, by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE Poet's Biography First Line: Some tell us 'tis a burnin' shame Last Line: And give him the largest half! Alternate Author Name(s): O'reilly, Miles | |||
SOME tell us 't is a burnin' shame To make the naygers fight; An' that the thrade of bein' kilt Belongs but to the white: But as for me, upon my sowl! So liberal are we here, I'll let Sambo be murthered instead of myself, On every day in the year. On every day in the year, boys, And in every hour of the day; The right to be kilt I'll divide wid him, An' divil a word I'll say. In battle's wild commotion I should n't at all object If Sambo's body should stop a ball That was comin' for me direct; And the prod of a Southern bagnet, So ginerous are we here, I'll resign, and let Sambo take it On every day in the year. On every day in the year, boys, And wid none o' your nasty pride, All my right in a Southern bagnet prod Wid Sambo I'll divide! The men who object to Sambo Should take his place and fight; And it's betther to have a nayger's hue Than a liver that's wake an' white. Though Sambo's black as the ace of spades, His finger a thrigger can pull, And his eye runs sthraight on the barrel-sights From undher its thatch of wool. So hear me all, boys darlin', Don't think I'm tippin' you chaff, The right to be kilt we'll divide wid him, And give him the largest half! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BARON RENFREW'S BALL by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE DOLCE FAR NIENTE by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE FEMININE ARITHMETIC by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE LECOMPTON'S BLACK BRIGADE by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE QUAKERDOM - THE FORMAL CALL by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE THE HILL OF KILLENARDEN by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE EVE SPEAKS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE (1790-1880) by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE WHITE KNIGHT'S SONG by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON THE LADDER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |
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