Ben King's Verse

Benjamin King
Language: English
Genres: Poetry
Narrators:Larry Wilson, GentleJim, Melanie T, Phil Schempf, Ilia Tivin, Katherine Rivera, Scotty Smith, Jason in Panama, nighthawks, Alitheia, antonygirgis, Jude
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  • 1. Introduction by John McGovern
  • 2. Biography by Opie Read
  • 3. If I Should Die
  • 4. Say When, and Say It
  • 5. Gittin' My Soul Inter Shape
  • 6. Evolution
  • 7. Gedder in Yo' Grain
  • 8. Jane Jones
  • 9. Elopement
  • 10. Her Folks an' Hiz'n
  • 11. The Yaller Jackets' Nest
  • 12. How Hank Died
  • 13. How Often
  • 14. Renton Harbor, Mich.
  • 15. Asphodel
  • 16. The Flowers' Ball
  • 17. De Sun's Comin' Back
  • 18. The River St. Joe
  • 19. The Robin and the Chicken
  • 20. Baby Up at Battenberg's
  • 21. No Harm Done
  • 22. The Fates
  • 23. Paraphrase
  • 24. If I can be by Her
  • 25. Toboggan
  • 26. De Bugel on de Hill
  • 27. Old St. Joe
  • 28. The Tramp
  • 29. The Chautauquan Maid
  • 30. I'm a Bluejay
  • 31. 'Rastus King
  • 32. That Valentine
  • 33. De Good Ship
  • 34. A Casual Observation
  • 35. Like the New Friends Best
  • 36. A Negro Song of Home
  • 37. S'posin'
  • 38. Little 'Rasmus
  • 39. Nobody Knows
  • 40. She does not Hear
  • 41. Down the Mississippi
  • 42. The Mermaid
  • 43. De Blackbird Fetched de Spring
  • 44. Appearances
  • 45. The Girl with the Jersey
  • 46. If my Wife Taught School
  • 47. The Old Spinning Wheel
  • 48. The Owl and the Crow
  • 49. De Clouds am Gwin ter Pass
  • 50. A Summer's Afternoon
  • 51. I Fed the Fishes
  • 52. Ole Bossie Cow
  • 53. That Cat
  • 54. A Frog's Thanksgiving
  • 55. Lovey-Loves
  • 56. Hank Spink
  • 57. The Nile
  • 58. Like de Ole Mule Bes'
  • 59. De Ribber ob Life
  • 60. The Cat o' Nine Tails
  • 61. The Hair-Tonic Bottle
  • 62. De Circus Turkey
  • 63. Sofie Jakobowski
  • 64. Sunrise
  • 65. The Woodticks
  • 66. Didn't we, Jim?
  • 67. The Post-Driver
  • 68. Lef' de Ole Hoss Out
  • 69. Ec-A-Lec-Tic Fits
  • 70. Keep Him a Baby
  • 71. Angeliny
  • 72. De Eyarfquake
  • 73. The Pessimist
  • 74. But Then
  • 75. Presque Isle
  • 76. Beulah Land
  • 77. The Blackbird and the Thrush
  • 78. De Spring-House
  • 79. Under Obligations
  • 80. Cleopatra and Charmian
  • 81. Pinkey
  • 82. The Bung Town Canal
  • 83. De Massa
  • 84. Coonie in de Holler
  • 85. After Weidenfeller Goes
  • 86. Zaccheus
  • 87. A Retrospection
  • 88. St. Patrick's Day
  • 89. Injun Summah
  • 90. 'Cause it's Gittin' Spring
  • 91. Decorate de Cabin
  • 92. The Ultimatum
  • 93. Dreamy Days
  • 94. When the Stage Gits in
  • 95. The Cultured Girl Again
  • 96. The Cushville Hop
  • 97. Gord Only Knows
  • 98. Jes' Take my Advice
  • 99. Patriotism and a Pension
  • 100. The Old Musician's Fate
  • 101. A Record from 'way back
  • 102. Thanksgibbin in Ole Virginny
  • 103. Grave Matters
  • 104. Comin' Christmas Morn
  • 105. Sad Fate of Yim Yohnsen
  • 106. Legend of the St. Joseph
  • 107. Little Jude
  • 108. Little Pucken Singer
  • 109. Down in Walhallalah

About

This is a volume of Benjamin King's collected verse, published shortly after his sudden death in 1894. The American humorist was very famous during his lifetime, and is still widely referenced and quoted until today. This volume was published in Chicago after his death, reportedly outselling any other volume of poetry in Michigan for 25 years after being published. It is also prefaced by two short biographies by John McGovern and Opie Read. - Summary by Carolin

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