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Poems by Sheldon Allan Silverstein

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Dreadful

... We'll give away her toys and clothes ...

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Yowzah

... So they all went out and did a little standin' little less askin' and a lot more demandin' ...

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Masochistic Baby

... And ever since my Masochistic Baby went and left me, ...

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A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing

... And then he laughed at me and that's when I started to swing ...

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Hoodoo Voodoo Lady

... Wherever she is I'm gonna run right there with you just tell me where ...

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Sure Hit Songwriter’s Pen

... With terror in my eyes cause good God I realized I'd lost my sure hit songwriter's pen ...

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Tryin' On Clothes

... Felt neat. Finally, finally felt well dressed, ...

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Shadow Race

... But every time I've raced my shadow ...

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Twistable Turnable Man

... He's the Twistable Turnable Squeezable Pullable ...

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My Rules

... You must learn how to make a perfect chicken-dumpling stew ...

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Plastic

... But he kept gettin' thinner and he never got no dinner and finally he sat up and cried ...

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Stacy Brown Got Two

... .. He got two I tell you truth it's a fact no I ain't seen her but no I mean it's a fact ...

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Dance To It

... I'm not tellin' you to grab a lotta things that you're missin' it would be nice to listen ...

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The Bear, The Fire, And The Snow

... "It can drown all my flames anytime it desires, ...

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Testing The Bomb

... Oh they're testing the bomb as I'm singing this song ...