Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUEEN VICTORIA'S BABY, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "oh, yes, I'll sing with all my heart" Last Line: Queen victoria's baby Subject(s): "babies;birth;courts & Courtiers;victoria, Queen Of England (1819-1901);" Infants;child Birth;midwifery | ||||||||
Oh, yes, I'll sing with all my heart, And tell you a very singular start, That lately occurred at Buckingham Palace, That scene of waste, confusion, and malice, About the baby, the dear little baby -- Queen Victoria's baby! About one in the morn, as I heard say, The Queen she felt in a curious way -- She woke her husband, who said with great sorrow, "Oh! can't you, my love, put it off till to-morrow? For I am so sleepy, and I don't want a baby!" "Ah!" says she, "but I will have a baby!" * * * Then there was great bustle, confusion, and hurry, The Queen was in labour -- the Prince in a flurry; When the Princess was born the nurse loud did shout -- "Little girl, does your mother know you are out?" Oh, oh! little baby, etc. * * * Now the Queen has recovered, and Albert's the nurse He puts on the child's napkins, and don't care one curse; And ladies and gentlemen, your smiles give to me, 'Twas to gain your applause I sung, d'ye see, About the Queen's baby, the duck of a baby, Queen Victoria's baby! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I AM AFRAID OF TURNING THE PAGE by CATE MARVIN ACCIDENTS OF BIRTH by WILLIAM MEREDITH ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER FOUND IN THE CABBAGE PATCH by LISEL MUELLER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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