Sour Sonnets of a Sorehead & Other Songs of the Street/Tribute

by James Percival Haverson

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I seen you at de show de other day,
An' say you was de thirty-third degree,
De bes' t'ing in that show shop I could see—
Dat's how I had it figgered anyway.
I seen you cryin' when that dago jay
Was goin' to turn de hero in de sea.
I bet if you would cry dat way fer me,
I'd lick de lobster if it spoiled de play.
I wouldn't care fer anything but you,
If you would be a steady pal of mine,
There ain't a single thing I wouldn't do
To make you happy all along de line—
If you would be me girl an' love me true,
Den every other skirt would be a shine.