Living
Naughty Claude
From Riley Child-Rhymes (1905)
Living
When Little Claude was naughty wunst
At dinner-time, an' said
He won't say "Thank you" to his Ma,
She maked him go to bed
An' stay two hours an' not git up,--
So when the clock struck Two,
Nen Claude says,--"Thank you, Mr. Clock,
I'm much obleeged to you!"
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “Naughty Claude.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/24/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “Naughty Claude.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/24/.
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