The Bow Leg Boy By Eugene Field – Stress Poems
Who should come up the road one day
But the doctor-man in his two-wheel shay
And he whoaed his horse and he cried “Ahoy
I have brought you folks a bow-leg boy
Such a cute little boy
Such a funny little boy
Such a dear little bow-leg boy
He took out his box and he opened it wide,
And there was the bow-leg boy inside!
And when they saw that cunning little mite,
They cried in a chorus expressive of delight
“What a cute little boy
What a funny little boy
What a dear little bow leg boy!
Observing a strict geometrical law,
They cut out his panties with a circular saw;
Which gave such a stress to his oval stride
That the people he met invariably cried:
“What a cute little boy!
What a funny little boy!
What a dear little bow-leg boy!”
They gave him a wheel and away he went
Speeding along to his heart’s content;
And he sits so straight and he pedals so strong
That the folks all say as he bowls along:
“What a cute little boy
What a funny little boy
What a dear little bow-leg boy
With his eyes aflame and his cheeks aglow,
He laughs “aha” and he laughs “oho”;
And the world is filled and thrilled with the joy
Of that jolly little human, the bow-leg boy–
The cute little boy
The funny little boy
The dear little bow-leg boy
If ever the doctor-man comes my way
With his wonderful box in his two-wheel shay,
I ‘ll ask for the treasure I’d fain possess–
Now, honest Injun! can’t you guess?
Why, a cute little boy
A funny little boy
A dear little bow-leg boy
(Poem By Eugene Field)
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