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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POOR MOTHER, by WILLIAM WALLACE WHITELOCK
First Line: When mother was a little girl
Last Line: Except upon command.
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: When mother was a little girl
Last Line: Except upon command.
Subject(s): Mothers
WHEN Mother was a little girl,
Now many years ago,
She had to mind her P's and Q's,
She had to walk just so;
And if her mother said, "Be quiet!"
She didn't dare say "Booh!"
For fear they'd send her off to bed,--
Without her supper, too.
When Mother grew to womanhood,
And got her children, then
She found the fashion turned around,--
She had to mind again:
To-day it's Margaret, Jean, and Jane
Who do the talking, and
Poor Mother doesn't dare say "Booh!"
Except upon command.
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