Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SINCE NELLIE GOT THE HOOK, by WILLIAM A. PHELON


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SINCE NELLIE GOT THE HOOK, by                    
First Line: A cloud of sorrow darks the house
Last Line: (chorus)
Subject(s): Family Life; Grief; Relatives; Sorrow; Sadness


(Music and orchestration of this touching ballad can be had by applying to
Bozeman Bulger, the dramatic writer.)

A CLOUD of sorrow darks the house,
Ma's eyes are filled with tears,
And father's thirst has died away—
He takes but seven beers.
A stranger asks us what is wrong—
We beg him not to look,
For sadness is our middle name
Since Nellie got the hook.

(Chorus)
There is no joy for Nellie now,
Our darling lovey-girl—
But we are hoping that he chokes—
The man who hooked our pearl!
Oh, who so heartless as to say:
"Go home and learn to cook?"
There is no use of living now,
Since Nellie got the hook.

She dreamed about the stage, and said
She'd make Maude Adams quit—
So mother made a lovely dress,
You ought to see the fit.
She got a chance for Friday night,
Her name they gladly took—
Oh, who would think the cruel brutes
Would spear her on the hook?
(Chorus)

The music played, she got her cue,
She walked upon the stage,
And all those wicked villains bawled
Like bulls in wildest rage!
Her friends were false and did not cheer,
Our darling was forsook—
A big tomato binged her brow,
Then Nellie got the hook!
(Chorus)

Oh, say not, stranger, that her dreams
Are busted up the back—
Give words of comfort, we implore,
Nor heave the wanton crack.
For sorrow holds us by the toes,
Our tears flow like a brook—
The world is cold and very dark
Since Nellie got the hook!
(Chorus)




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