| Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern American Poetry. 1919. | | | | T. A. Daly. 1871– | | | | 51. Mia Carlotta | | | | GIUSEPPE, da barber, ees greata for "mash," | | | He gotta da bigga, da blacka mustache, | | | Good clo'es an' good styla an' playnta good cash. | | | | | W'enevra Giuseppe ees walk on da street, | | | Da peopla dey talka, "how nobby! how neat! | 5 | | How softa da handa, how smalla da feet." | | | | | He raisa hees hat an' he shaka hees curls, | | | An' smila weeth teetha so shiny like pearls; | | | O! many da heart of da seelly young girls | | | He gotta. | 10 | | Yes, playnta he gotta— | | | But notta | | | Carlotta! | | | | | Giuseppe, da barber, he maka da eye, | | | An' lika da steam engine puffa an' sigh, | 15 | | For catcha Carlotta w'en she ees go by. | | | | | Carlotta she walka weeth nose in da air, | | | An' look through Giuseppe weeth far-away stare, | | | As eef she no see dere ees som'body dere. | | | | | Giuseppe, da barber, he gotta da cash, | 20 | | He gotta da clo'es an' da bigga mustache, | | | He gotta da seely young girls for da "mash," | | | But notta— | | | You bat my life, notta— | | | Carlotta. | 25 | | I gotta! | |
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