Living
Rabbit in the Cross-Ties
From Armazindy (1894)
Living
Rabbit in the cross-ties.--
Punch him out--quick!
Git a twister on him
With a long prong stick.
Watch him on the south side--
Watch him on the--Hi!--
There he goes! Sic him, Tige!
Yi! Yi!! Yi!!!
Cite this poem
MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “Rabbit in the Cross-Ties.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/634/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “Rabbit in the Cross-Ties.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/634/.
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