I'SPOSE the big head bendin' over my crib <br />Is my Pa. <br />I 'spose that wiseacre whose talk is so glib <br />Is my Pa. <br />I've not been here long—my days are but three, <br />But there's something that even a baby can see, <br />An' the man who takes all of the credit for me <br />Is my Pa. <br /> <br />I 'spose that the man with the hat that won't fit <br />Is my Pa. <br />I 'spose that the fellow who thinks he is it <br />Is my Pa. <br />He's a little guy, too, but as proud as can be, <br />An' the wonderful lady an' I both agree <br />That the one who takes all of the credit for me <br />Is my Pa. <br /> <br />I 'spose that the man with that face-stretching grin <br />Is my Pa. <br />I 'spose that the short chap, so terribly thin <br />Is my Pa. <br />My Ma is that wonderful lady in white, <br />Her voice is as sweet as an angel at night, <br />Now I'm next to that proud little geezer, all right! <br />He's my Pa.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-proud-pa/
