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Poem
July 22, 1915
The Alliance Herald
Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
A dialect poem depicting the exhaustion of falling into bed after hard labor, aching in every limb, wishing for eternal rest under a willow tree, yet rising each morning to work more.
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Work!
Did y' ever go ter bed at night, clean tuckered out. 'n dead,
without another ounce o' strength. 'n jist FALL inter bed,
'n throb 'n ache in every limb, 'n sigh ez you turn o'er --
then you git up in th' mornin'
'N you
Work Some More.
Did y' ever wisn yu was at rest beneath th' willer tree.
'n never had ter work no more, through all eternity;
'n tell yerself ye're jist all in 'n that ye're plum done for
then you git up in th' mornin'
'N you
Work Some More.
Did y' ever go ter bed at night, clean tuckered out. 'n dead,
without another ounce o' strength. 'n jist FALL inter bed,
'n throb 'n ache in every limb, 'n sigh ez you turn o'er --
then you git up in th' mornin'
'N you
Work Some More.
Did y' ever wisn yu was at rest beneath th' willer tree.
'n never had ter work no more, through all eternity;
'n tell yerself ye're jist all in 'n that ye're plum done for
then you git up in th' mornin'
'N you
Work Some More.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Song
What keywords are associated?
Endless Labor
Work Exhaustion
Dialect Poem
Daily Toil
Wishing Rest
Willow Tree
Morning Rise
Poem Details
Subject
The Drudgery Of Endless Work
Form / Style
Dialect Verse With Refrains
Key Lines
Did Y' Ever Go Ter Bed At Night, Clean Tuckered Out. 'N Dead, Without Another Ounce O' Strength.
'N Jist Fall Inter Bed, 'N Throb 'N Ache In Every Limb, 'N Sigh Ez You Turn O'er
Then You Git Up In Th' Mornin' 'N You Work Some More.
Did Y' Ever Wisn Yu Was At Rest Beneath Th' Willer Tree. 'N Never Had Ter Work No More, Through All Eter Nitee;
'N Tell Yerself Ye're Jist All In 'N That Ye're Plum Done For Then You Git Up In Th' Mornin' 'N You Work Some More.