Thomas The Pretender
Tommy's alluz playin' jokes, An' actin' up, an' foolin' folks; An' wunst one time he creep In Pa's big chair, he did, one night, An' squint an' shut his eyes bofe tight, An' say, "Now I 'm asleep." An' nen we knowed, an' Ma know' too, He ain't asleep no more 'n you! An' wunst he clumbed on our back'fence An' flop his arms an' nen commence To crow, like he's a hen; But when he failed off, like he done, He didn't fool us childern none, Ner didn't crow again. An' our Hired Man, as he come by, Says, "Tom can't crow, but he kin cry."
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"Tommy's alluz playin' jokes,..."
Exploring the themes of classic, James Whitcomb Riley delivers a powerful performance in "Thomas The Pretender"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...