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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY (VARIATIONS ON AN OLD FOLK SONG), by JOSEPH FRANCIS PAXTON First Line: Sallie come up, sallie come down Last Line: Oh, the ole man's gone to town! | |||
Sallie come up, Sallie come down, Sallie come dance the room aroun'! Sallie come up, Sallie come down -- Oh, the ole man's gone to town! Sallie come up, Sallie come down, He's gone to loaf, the lazy houn'! He's gone to loaf an' lay aroun' -- Oh, the ole man's gone to town! So we can dance an' we can sing An' rip-snort roun' like anything -- Sallie come up, Sallie come down, Oh, the ole man's gone to town! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 3. TEESTAY by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BUCOLIC COMEDY: EN FAMILLE by EDITH SITWELL WHAT IS THE SPIRIT? by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE EVENING OF THE YEAR by MATHILDE BLIND COLONIZATION OF AFRICA by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS: BOOK 1. THE FIFTH SONG by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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