Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MIZZ NOAH, by ELIZABETH EVELYN MOORE


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MIZZ NOAH, by                    
First Line: Mr. Noah he build him an ark
Last Line: An' start clean up de mud!
Subject(s): Animals


Mr. Noah he build him an ark,
A hundred feet both long an' wide,
An' den he open up de doah
An' bid de animals come inside;
An' in dey walk, come two by two,
De fat ones and de thin,
But Mizz Noah jus' sigh, and say:
"Wipe yo' feets as yo' come in!"

Mr. Noah he set him down
Well inside, away from rain,
An' den he make a long, long prayer,
An' den he pray again;
But Mizz Noah she sweep up hair
An' get de animals fed,
While Noah say he'd a long, hard day
An' he gwine right to bed.

Mr. Noah he made his task
To count de day and night,
Ontil he count up forty time,
Den set de dove to flight;
An' he say: "I expeck from this
To be in histories ..."
But Mizz Noah say "Don' bother me,
Dese animals got fleas."

So Mizz Noah comb and comb and comb
An' give 'em bath and bath,
While Mr. Noah he make a speech
When de dove points out de path;
He tells de animals farewell
Like one ob Royal Blood,
But Mizz Noah wring out her mop
An' start clean up de mud!





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