My Paw Said So

MY PAW SAID SO.

Foxes can talk if you know how to listen, My Paw said so

Owls have big eyes that sparkle and glisten, My Paw said so.

Bears can turn flip-flaps an' climb ellum trees,

An' steal all the honey away from the bees,

An' they never mind winter becoz they don't freeze; My Paw said so.

Girls is a-scared of a snake, but boys ain't, My Paw said so,

They holler an' run; an' sometimes they faint, My Paw said so.

But boys would be 'shamed to be frightened that way

when all the snake wants to do is to play:

You've got to beleive every word that I say, My Paw said so.

Wolves ain't so bad if you treat 'em all right, My Paw said so.

They're as fond of a game as they are of a fight, My Paw said so.

An' all of the animals found in the wood,

Ain't always ferocious. Most times they are good.

The trouble is mostly they're misunderstood, My Paw said so.

You can think what you like, but I stick to it when, My Paw said so.

An' I'll keep right on sayin', again an' again, My Pa said so.

Mabye foxes don't talk to such people as you,

An' bears never show you the tricks they can do,

But I know that the stories are true, My Paw said so.

By Edgar Guest