Versos English Ruth McEnery Stuart The Monkey

English poem

The Monkey

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De organ plays an' Br'er Monkey struts, An' he takes high pride in de capers he cuts, While folks draps picayunes into 'is han' For fallin' so short o' bein' a man. An' he ain't by 'isself, misled like dat-- No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.