Living
Tom of Clapham
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Tom of Clapham used to say
He loved his mother dearly;
Yet he vexed her sorely every day--
Does that strike you queerly?
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Tom of Clapham.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/120/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Tom of Clapham.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/120/.
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