Page:Fifes and Drums, Poems of America at War, Vigilantes, 1917.djvu/32

26 Is sometimes spoken of as witty;

And though obscenely idiotic,

His ancient anecdotes erotic

Are often greeted with guffaws;

And his views meet with wild applause.

Now what—I ask in thunderous tones—

What are the views of D. P. Jones?

"Patriotism's just an ism!

A fellah ought to be

Above the lingo

Of the Jingo;

Flags don't appeal to me."

"If a chap's rational, he's international;

He knows there's nothing in

The stuff that's local;

I'm not a yokel

To cheer when the bands begin."