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The rhyme scheme and meter for this Dog were appropriated from I Know an Old Lady as written by Rose Bonne (lyrics) and Canadian/English folk artist Alan Mills, copyrighted in 1952.
CLOTHESPIN OPTIONAL
I know a guy
Who lives in a shoe.
Every day he has
Nothing to do
But cavil and sigh.
I know a guy
Who swallowed some poo.
No one knows why
He swallowed doo doo.
I know why he did that jig.
He swallowed doo doo
To help a fat Pig.
Let’s make him cry.
I know a guy with a bleeding eye.
I know why he’s covered with fly.
It’s all because he swallowed fat pig doo.
Smells foul now morning poo from the prig do.
Cavil and sigh.
Definition: Doggerel, a standard or trivial form of verse, loosely constructed and often irregular but adequate because of its simple mnemonic rhyme and loping meter. It appears in most literature and societies as a valuable form of comedy and satire. OED.
I write doggerel for good or evil because it is fun to write, a versatile verse form, and persuasive — a “dog” sticks in one’s mind and ear like lint sticks on a sweater. https://medium.com/the-bouncin-and-behavin-poetry-society/dirty-dogs-8ce6056cb3d
Plum Street Chili — American Writer and Poet
