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The Rambo-Tree

By James Whitcomb Riley

Topics: classic

When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard! -      The bird sings low as the bumble-bee -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard! -      The poor shote-pig he says, says he:      "When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree      There's enough for you and enough for me." -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard.      For just two truant lads like we,      When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree      There's enough for you and enough for me -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard.      When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard! -      The mole digs out to peep and see -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard! -      The dusk sags down, and the moon swings free,      There's a far, lorn call, "Pig-gee! 'Pig-gee!"      And two boys - glad enough for three. -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard.      For just two truant lads like we,      When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree      There's enough for you and enough for me -         It's a long, sweet way across the orchard.

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About James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916) was an American poet known as the "Hoosier Poet." His dialect poems—including "Little Orphant Annie" and "When the Frost Is on the Punkin"—celebrate rural Indiana life and childhood nostalgia.

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