The Romance Of Patrolman Casey
There was a young patrolman who
Had large but tender feet;
They always hurt him badly when
He walked upon his beat.
(He always took them with him when
He walked upon his beat.)
His name was Patrick Casey and
A sweetheart fair had he;
Her face was full of frecklesbut
Her name was Kate McGee.
(It was in spite of freckles that
Her name was Kate McGee.)
Oh, Pat! she said, Ill wed you when
Promotion comes to you!
Im much-obliged, he answered, and
Ill see what I can do.
(I may remark he said it thus
Oill say phwat Oi kin do.)
So then he bought some new shoes which
Allowed his feet more ease
They may have been large twelves. Perhaps
Eighteens, or twenty-threes.
(Thats rather large for shoes, I think
Eighteens or twenty-threes!)
What last they were I dont know, but
Somehow it seems to me
Ive heard somewhere they either were
A, B, C, D, or E.
(More likely they were five lasts wide
A, B plus C, D, E.)
They were the stoutest cowhide that
Could be peeled off a cow.
But he was not promoted
So
Kate wed him anyhow.
(This world is crowded full of Kates
That wed them anyhow.)
Poems by Ellis Parker Butler
