Living

Doggie's Tricks

by Mary Mapes Dodge 1831–1905

From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)

Living

What's this coming? Baby, hark!
It's the doggie--hear him bark--
Bow, wow, wow, wow--
Don't you frighten Baby now!

Pussy hears him. See her hide,
Now her eyes are open wide:
Meouw, Meouw--sptisss, sptisss!
Oh how angry pussy is!

Go 'way, doggie--run off, quick;
Moonie cow has found your stick--
Moo, moo, moo, moo;
Moonie cow is calling you.

Now he's off. He's in the yard,
All the sheep are running hard.
Ba-a, ba-a, ba-a, ba-a!
(What a naughty dog you are!)

Up, old rooster! doggie's coming;
He will catch you--see him running!
Ech-ka cock-a-doodle doo--
Go 'way, dog! Who cares for you?

Now he's at the ducks--O look!
See them waddle to the brook.
Quack! quack! quack! quack!
Doggie cannot drive them back.

Turkey gobbler, chase him now;
Chase him, turkeys! Bow, wow, wow!
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble!
Bow, wow, wow--gobble, gobble!

Sting him, bees! The naughty doggie!
Jump upon him, great big froggie!
Buzz, buzz, gluck, gluck:
Now, old doggie, where's your pluck?

There, they've bothered you enough--
And you're sorry, poor old Buff?
Bow, wow, wow, wow,
Come and play with Baby now.

MLA

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Doggie's Tricks.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/163/.

Chicago

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Doggie's Tricks.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/163/.

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