Yawcob Strauss and Other Poems/Shonny Schwartz


 * Haf you seen mine leedle Shonny,—
 * Shonny Schwartz,
 * Mit his hair so soft und yellow,
 * Und his face so blump und mellow;
 * Sooch a funny leedle fellow, —
 * Shonny Schwartz?


 * Efry mornings dot young Shonny —
 * Shonny Schwartz
 * Rises mit der preak off day,
 * Und does his chores oup righdt avay;
 * For he gan vork so vell as blay, —
 * Shonny Schwartz.


 * Mine Katrina says to Shonny,
 * "Shonny Schwartz,
 * Helb your barents all you gan,
 * For dis life vas bud a shban:
 * Py und py you'll been a man,
 * Shonny Schwartz."


 * How I lofes to see dot Shonny —
 * Shonny Schwartz
 * Vhen he schgampers off to schgool,
 * Vhere he alvays minds der rule!
 * For he vas nopody's fool, —
 * Shonny Schwartz.


 * How I vish dot leedle Shonny —
 * Shonny Schwartz
 * Could remain von leedle poy,
 * Alvays full off life und shoy,
 * Und dot Time vould not annoy
 * Shonny Schwartz!


 * Nefer mindt, mine leedle Shonny, —
 * Shonny Schwartz
 * Efry day prings someding new:
 * Alvays keep der righdt in view,
 * Und baddle, den, your own canoe,
 * Shonny Schwartz.


 * Keep her in der channel, Shonny, —
 * Shonny Schwartz:
 * Life's voyich vill pe quickly o'er;
 * Und den ubon dot bedder shore
 * Ve'll meet again, to bart no more,
 * Shonny Schwartz.