Living

Old Can an' Must

by Mary Mapes Dodge 1831–1905

From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)

Living

Old Can-an'-must is a giant bold,
But one thing scares him, I've been told;
"I'm afraid when a youngster wastes his crust,
He'll never be thrifty," says Can-an'-must.

Old Can-an'-must is a giant bold,
And only one thing makes him scold:
"If I catch a youngster leaving a crust,
I'll gobble him up!" says Can-an'-must.

MLA

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Old Can an' Must.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/109/.

Chicago

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Old Can an' Must.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/109/.

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