LINES WROTE WHILST THINKIN’ ABOUT HOW PA ACTS WHEN DRESSIN’ UP

Whilst pa and ma art dressin’ up to go

To church or somewhere, so I've heard ma tell

The neighbor women, pa tears‘ round pell-mell

And turns things upside down, and wants to know

Who hid his clothes! and makes ma stop and show

Him where to find them. Ma she know'st full well

They're where he's kept them since he earnest to dwell

In our house: that's been twenty years or so.

And when ma's donest her level best to try

To help pa so he wilt not fuss and fret,

And found his clothes, shoes, collar, cuffs and tie,

And there ai n't nothin’ more for her to get,

Pa looks at her and with an awful sigh

Says: “Thunderation! Ai n't you ready yet?”