The Monkey

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Title:     The Monkey
Author: Ruth McEnery Stuart [More Titles by Stuart]

De organ plays an' Br'er Monkey struts,
An' he takes high pride in de capers he cuts,
While folks draps picayunes into 'is han'
For fallin' so short o' bein' a man.
An' he ain't by 'isself, misled like dat--
No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.

[The end]
Ruth McEnery Stuart's poem: Monkey

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