A COON ALPHABET
by Kemble
R-H-RUSSELL PUBLISHER NEW YORKA Coon Alphabet
by E W Kemble
NEW YORK R. H. RUSSELL
LONDON JOHN LANE 1898Copyright, 1898, by ROBERT HOWARD RUSSELL
Printed in the United States of America.A is for Amos
what rides an ole mule
so he can be earlyeach monin ter schoolB iS fo bumble bee.
Cute little thing.
but
when yer Sit on OneCis for children
what’s havin' derefill ob little green apples _— and now dey is ill.Dis for Pidimus wAat blew down a gun; now he and his sister__ ain’t havin’ much fun.Eis for Ezra
who was running-with ease ’till his horse made a bolt-_for some sycamore ;	trees.Fis for Fatima who reached for her hatr and now she’s done guessirv’iust where she is at^G isfo'"gator"
what’s lookitY fer food, he'5 fond of men’s Iej5,s__when dey ain’t made of wood.
His fo’ Hiram
who walked with a jerk,
he pushed at the door__but the door wouldn’t work.I is fo Is am
who was havin sweet slee.p ’till a package of squids —krjocked kim. UIU
°ffJ is fo' Joseph
a wicked young lad
he fooled wid hig brudder - K is fo Kiah
what had a stout bite
he landed his gamea Swing wif Its nqlit ■L is fo Lulu
what was coasting so fine
till she hit a board fencegot nuyed \/vicl cle Swii^e..Mis for mendicants ^%**\ what’s bofe blind an’ lame^W' but a Common hou$e cat"_Cured ’em tjuick,
Just de same.Nis fo’ Nanc^
who had a bad fri^htr when she saw who it was___ she landed her right".(i
O is fo Oscar 
what sang to his love
but it wasn't enjoyed - 	—- bvj tke ^eo^e al> ove .P is fo' Pompey
who was feelin so fine
he couldn't look down --f' ter see wkar lie's £u>ine .Q\J jo’ Que en i e
So Coy , ~tr i m and neat wherj ,5 he	117	de	brmey-— it YiSeS f our jeet.RIS fo’ "Rastu^ wljo jDoked 117 de trees
a W jer honey —- but he found mostly bees.SI c, |o’ Sammy
what shot at some game-
but de object Ke> Vi it"__
I, '— was his daddy what's lameTis fo Tilly
who is wingin so high
but when de rope busted- she lit in de pieUiS Uriah.
what flayed tricks ctat^ hi eat}, but I 'le goL' curved plw-iTi riCjht"—___w<d de ole ^oup tVoreer\ .V is fo Vincent
who "scrapped' wif a goat.
"Vin" lost his Pajamas - W's fo whale,
dat dese coons, while a sailin,''
thought they saw, but it was -— jist a plain water-melon.X is fo' "Xerky,"
de blackest dat grew,
he wished he was white -------and his wish it came true.Y is fo "yaller"
a lazy young coon,
he leeps all de monin'---Z is fo "Zeb"
what was mindin some veal
till a common bull frogmade him do a pin-wheelR.H.RUSSELL PUBLISHER NEW YORK
A COON ALPHABET:
by
Kemble