Ben King's Verse

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.

By : Benjamin King (1857 - 1894)

001 - Introduction by John McGovern 002 - Biography by Opie Read 003 - If I Should Die 004 - Say When, and Say It 005 - Gittin' My Soul Inter Shape 006 - Evolution 007 - Gedder in Yo' Grain 008 - Jane Jones 009 - Elopement 010 - Her Folks an' Hiz'n 011 - The Yaller Jackets' Nest 012 - How Hank Died 013 - How Often 014 - Renton Harbor, Mich 015 - Asphodel 016 - The Flowers' Ball 017 - De Sun's Comin' Back 018 - The River St. Joe 019 - The Robin and the Chicken 020 - Baby Up at Battenberg's 021 - No Harm Done 022 - The Fates 023 - Paraphrase 024 - If I can be by Her 025 - Toboggan 026 - De Bugel on de Hill 027 - Old St. Joe 028 - The Tramp 029 - The Chautauquan Maid 030 - I'm a Bluejay 031 - 'Rastus King 032 - That Valentine 033 - De Good Ship 034 - A Casual Observation 035 - Like the New Friends Best 036 - A Negro Song of Home 037 - S'posin' 038 - Little 'Rasmus 039 - Nobody Knows 040 - She does not Hear 041 - Down the Mississippi 042 - The Mermaid 043 - De Blackbird Fetched de Spring 044 - Appearances 045 - The Girl with the Jersey 046 - If my Wife Taught School 047 - The Old Spinning Wheel 048 - The Owl and the Crow 049 - De Clouds am Gwin ter Pass 050 - A Summer's Afternoon 051 - I Fed the Fishes 052 - Ole Bossie Cow 053 - That Cat 054 - A Frog's Thanksgiving 055 - Lovey-Loves 056 - Hank Spink 057 - The Nile 058 - Like de Ole Mule Bes' 059 - De Ribber ob Life 060 - The Cat o' Nine Tails 061 - The Hair-Tonic Bottle 062 - De Circus Turkey 063 - Sofie Jakobowski 064 - Sunrise 065 - The Woodticks 066 - Didn't we, Jim? 067 - The Post-Driver 068 - Lef' de Ole Hoss Out 069 - Ec-A-Lec-Tic Fits 070 - Keep Him a Baby 071 - Angeliny 072 - De Eyarfquake 073 - The Pessimist 074 - But Then 075 - Presque Isle 076 - Beulah Land 077 - The Blackbird and the Thrush 078 - De Spring-House 079 - Under Obligations 080 - Cleopatra and Charmian 081 - Pinkey 082 - The Bung Town Canal 083 - De Massa 084 - Coonie in de Holler 085 - After Weidenfeller Goes 086 - Zaccheus 087 - A Retrospection 088 - St. Patrick's Day 089 - Injun Summah 090 - 'Cause it's Gittin' Spring 091 - Decorate de Cabin 092 - The Ultimatum 093 - Dreamy Days 094 - When the Stage Gits in 095 - The Cultured Girl Again 096 - The Cushville Hop 097 - Gord Only Knows 098 - Jes' Take my Advice 099 - 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