Living
I'd rather have Fingers than Toes
From The Lark (1895)
Living
I'd rather have Fingers than Toes;
I'd rather have Ears than a Nose;
And as for my Hair,
I'm glad it's all there,
I'll be awfully sad when it goes!
Cite this poem
MLA
Burgess, Gelett. “I'd rather have Fingers than Toes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burgess/0/.
Chicago
Burgess, Gelett. “I'd rather have Fingers than Toes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burgess/0/.
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