Living
Rut-a-Tut-Tuts
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Rut-a-tut-tuts!
Who can crack nuts?
Squirrels, can you?
"That we can, true--
Rut-a-tut-tuts,
We can crack nuts!"
Chicketty-chack,
Cracketty-crack.
"Pooh!" said the hammer,
"Silence your clamor,
Rut-a-tut-tuts--
Who can't crack nuts?"
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Rut-a-Tut-Tuts.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/98/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Rut-a-Tut-Tuts.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/98/.
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