The Do Dat Man
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There was a man,
Who wore a fat hat
And on the fat hat…
It said, “Do Dat”!
His wife did not like
That fat hat!
So she knocked it off,
Revealing his fat!
She yelled! “Don’t you ever…
Ever wear that hat!
Or tell me “Go do dat”!
Cuz’ I will hit you with my bat”!
I will swing high…
And I will swing low…
And you will be hurting…
From your head…to your toe!
But the man was stubborn…
He was a stubborn old fool.
In his previous life,
He must have been a mule!
Maybe he didn’t hear her,
Or maybe he forgot…
But the man said “Do Dat!”
And he said it a lot!
He yelled! “Do Dis’!
And barked, “Gim’me Dat”!
“I’m very busy”!
He said, as he sat!
I must hold down this chair
And make sure it won’t float!
I have to watch T.V.!
And use “MY” remote!
You may sit in your chair…
And you may watch your show,
But if you say “Do Dat!”
I will leave…I will go!
You should say “Please”
And you should say ‘Thank You”
You should cover your mouth,
Before you go haachooo!
From now on,
From here on out,
You must say “Please”
Or you will do without!
But the man did not hear her
Or he did not understand!
It was as if all of her words…
Were from some foreign land!
It was strange…he never heard her
When she said, “Here’s the rake”!
Yet, he always seemed to hear her
When she said, “Here’s some cake”!
The man kept speaking…
In his same old manner!
He had no couth…
And he had no manners!
But then one day…
His wife heard a word
And it was a word…
She had never ever heard!
“Honey, will you “Please
Grab your …dictionary?
And look up this word…
The word “Pictionary”!
The man did not respond,
He just stared into space.
There was no sign of life,
Not even a trace.
It took him a while,
Because he moves very slow,
But about an hour later,
He said these words below:
It is not in
This book of words!
“Pictionary”
Is not a word!
She did not believe it…
She had to see for herself.
So she grabbed the book
Back off of the shelf!
She looked in the book…
And what did she see!
There were no words…
That started with ‘P” or “T’!
The words went from “O” to “Q”!
And they went from “S” to “U”!
There was no “Pictionary”,
No “Please” and no “Thank You”!
So she went to the store…
And she bought a new book.
She gave it to her man…
And said, “Please, have a look”!
He studied the words
And made a new list
And he loves to use them,
Since he knows they exist!
He says many “Thank Yous”
And he says many “Pleases”
And he covers his mouth now,
Whenever he sneezes!
He still sits in his chair
And he watches T.V.,
But he has great manners
And his wife is happy!
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hehehehehe...
this was class A in my favourate poems.....great fun and how you thought of what to write about such a long piece and keeping it funny is beyond me....nice one ;)
Wow repenter
That is one of the nicest comments I have ever received. It was a fun write!
Thank you so much... I'm glad you liked it!
Ray
GGGGGGGGGGGRRRREEEAAATTTT!
It's great to read some of your work again Yobarney!
What strikes me the most is the amount of expression you convey in your writing...i can almost 'hear' you reciting this.
Quite excellent as always :.)
Thanks Debs
Thank you Debs... I wrote this about my parents.... My dad actuallly was very kind and and thoughtful... but his manners slipped a little in his last years... Mom asked him if he would like a cup of tea when they were visiting their grand children and great grand kids... He said "Yea... Do Dat" My Niece got on him about his manners and told him that he wanted to visit his great grand kids again he would have to start saying please and Thank you! They all laughed and my dad started setting a better example... My nephew nicked named him "The Do Dat Man" ... i bought him a hat that said "Do Dat" ... I wrote the poem and recieted it in front of the whole family at Thanksgiving one year... Everyone loved it!
It was fun writing it!
Thank you for the GRRRRREEEEAAAATTT Comment
Ray
Hey Ray
nice one...ive been waiting for you to write again...its been awhile
this is kinda in a way... "dr suessy"
i like it alot
Nice going!!!!
Linda
I've Been Moving!
I've Been Moving... 2 households So I have not had much time to read or write lately.. That was an old poem that i posted...Read the comment above to learn more!
Thanks,
Linda
The Education of a fat man
Ray,
The time and effort that you invested in this piece was definitely paid off. Who's have thought that a simple thing like an "intact" dictionary could have such wonderful ramifications. Very enjoyable read.
Pete
This was fun
This was fun to write Pete... It's about my Dad and Mom... I was not sure whereI was going with it but when I got to the dictionary missing pages ... And I made it work and fit in... I got gooze pimples and a GRIN that I could not wipe off for days!
I don't know how you found this one I submited it so long ago but I'm glad you did !
Thanks as always for your kind words!
Ray
Now Dat was a good one
12 and 13 stanza were mind blowing good
Dank you!
Dank you!... Glad you liked it@
Ray