Living
The Little Dutchman
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Oh I'm a little Tuchman,
My name is Van der Dose,
An' vat I cannot get to eat,
I smells it mit my nose.
An' ven dey vill not let me blay,
I takes it out in vork;
And ven dey makes me vork too hard,
I soon de jop will shirk.
An' ven dey sends me off to ped,
I lays avake all night;
An' ven dey comes to vake me up,
I shuts my eyes up tight.
For I'm a little Tuchman,
My name is Van der Dose,
An' vat I do not know myself,
I never vants to knows.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “The Little Dutchman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/148/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “The Little Dutchman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/148/.
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