Living

If a pig wore a wig

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Living

If a pig wore a wig,
What could we say?
Treat him as a gentleman,
And say “Good day.”
If his tail chanced to fail,
What could we do?—
Send him to the tailoress
To get one new.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “If a pig wore a wig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/64/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “If a pig wore a wig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/64/.

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