Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOHNNY'S GOT A BAWBEE, by WILLIAM MCQUEEN (1841-) First Line: Johnny's got a bawbee - how will he ware't? Last Line: We maun send for something owre the saut sea. Subject(s): Babies; Gifts & Giving; Infants | ||||||||
JOHNNY'S got a bawbee -- how will he ware't? Will he buy a pownie, or a muckle cairt? Hey! for the waring o' the big bawbee, We maun send for something owre the saut sea. Buy a whup for horsey, or a roon drum; Buy a French peerie that can dance and hum. Hey! for the waring o' the big bawbee, We maun send for something owre the saut sea. Buy a tin whistle, or a cat and dug; Something that can skirl in a body's lug. Hey! for the waring o' the big bawbee, We maun send for something owre the saut sea. Buy a wee brither frae a kail stock, Brocht by the doctor in a black pock. Hey! for the waring o' the big bawbee, We maun send for something owre the saut sea. Ne'er mind what ye buy, only buy it sune, Gin it be but something that'll mak' a din. Hey! for the waring o' the big bawbee, We maun send for something owre the saut sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER GLOAMIN' TIME by WILLIAM MCQUEEN (1841-) |
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