Heard of Contradictin' Joe? <br />Most contrary man I know. <br />Always sayin', 'That's not so.' <br /> <br />Nothing's ever said, but he <br />Steps right up to disagree- <br />Quarrelsome as he can be. <br /> <br />If you start in to recite <br />All the details of a fight, <br />He'll butt in to set you right. <br /> <br />Start a story that is true, <br />He'll begin correctin' you- <br />Make you out a liar, too! <br /> <br />Mention time o' year or day, <br />Makes no difference what you say, <br />Nothing happened just that way. <br /> <br />Bet you, when his soul takes flight, <br />An' the angels talk at night, <br />He'll butt in to set 'em right. <br /> <br />There where none should have complaints <br />He will be with 'no's' and 'ain'ts' <br />Contradictin' all the saints.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/contradictin-joe/
