Classic Poem

1

Little Ah Sid was a Chinese kid,
A neat little cuss, I declare,
With eyes full of fun,
And a nose that begun
Way up in the roots of his hair.

Refrain:
" Ki-yee ki-yay, ki-yippi ki-yay,
Ki-yippi ki-yippi ki-yay, "
Sang little Ah Sid, this Chinese kid,
As he played the long summer day.

2

So jolly and fat was this innocent brat,
As he played in the long summer day,
And he braided his cue
Like papa used to
In Chinaland far away.

3

Once on a lawn that Ah Sid played on,
A bumble-bee flew in the spring.
" Ah, Mellicee bullifly! "
Cried he, winking his eye,
" Me ketch um and pull off um wing. "

4

And then with his cap he hit it a rap,
This innocent bumbley bee,
And he put its remains
In the seat of his janes
For a pocket there had this Chinee.

5

Now little Ah Sid was only a kid;
How could you expect him to guess
What kind of a bug
He was holding so snug
In the folds of his loose-fitting dress.

6

" Ki-yee ki-yay, ki-yippi ki-yay, "
As he hurriedly rose from the spot,
" Ki-yee ki-yam,
Um Mellican man,
Um bullifly velly dam hot! "