Awf'lest boy in this-here town <br />Er anywheres is Elmer Brown! <br />He'll mock you--yes, an' strangers, too, <br />An' make a face an' yell at you,-- <br />'_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' <br /> <br /> <br />Yes, an' wunst in School one day, <br />An' Teacher's lookin' wite that way, <br />He helt his slate, an' hide his head, <br />An' maked a face at _her_, an' said,-- <br />'_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' <br /> <br /> <br />An' sir! when Rosie Wheeler smile <br />One morning at him 'crosst the aisle, <br />He twist his face all up, an' black <br />His nose wiv ink, an' whisper back,-- <br />'_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' <br /> <br /> <br />Wunst when his Aunt's all dressed to call, <br />An' kiss him good-bye in the hall, <br />An' latch the gate an' start away, <br />He holler out to her an' say,-- <br />'_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' <br /> <br /> <br />An' when his Pa he read out loud <br />The speech he maked, an' feel so proud <br />It's in the paper--Elmer's Ma <br />She ketched him--wite behind his Pa,-- <br />'_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' <br /> <br /> <br />Nen when his Ma she slip an' take <br />Him in the other room an' shake <br />Him good! w'y, he don't care--no-_sir_!-- <br />He ist look up an' laugh at her,-- <br />'_Here's_ the way _you_ look!'<br /><br />James Whitcomb Riley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/elmer-brown/
