Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1921/Hoofin' It

HOOFIN' IT

Pork an'
Beans an'
Apple pie!
Doughnuts,
Swagen,
By Gor-ri!
We'll hit
Great Pond
By an' by!

I am but a river hog,
River hog, river hog!
I am but a river hog
Hoofin' it to Great Pond!

Ellsworth is a meachin' town,
Sick'em town, lick'em town,
Ellsworth is a meachin' town,
Ring-a-round-a-rosy!

Ellsworth has a pretty pound,
Pretty pound, pretty pound,
Ellsworth has a pretty pound—
Pin on me a posy!

Waltham has no use for us,
Use for us, use for us;
Waltham has no use for us
When our heads are groggy!

They wun't give us feather beds,
Feather beds, feather beds;
They wun't give us feather beds—
No, we bunk with hoggy!

K-J he don't give a damn,
Give a damn, give a damn;
K-J he don't give a damn
If in hell we're seated!

Great Pond's miles an' miles away,
Miles away, miles away;
Great Pond's miles an' miles away
But the soup is heated!

K-J's waitin' there for us,
There for us, there for us;
K-J's waitin' there for us—
He's a damn good-fellow!

K-J makes us pick our shirts,
Pick our shirts, pick our shirts,
K-J makes us pick our shirts—
Makes us work O hell-o!

I am but a river hog,
River hog, river hog,
I am but a river hog
Hoofin' it to Great Pond!

Pork an'
Beans an'
Apple pie!
Doughnuts,
Swagen.
By Gor-ri!
We'll hit
Great Pond
By an' by!

The ConservativeWinifred Virginia Jackson