Sour Sonnets of a Sorehead & Other Songs of the Street/Sour Sonnets of a Sorehead
Sour Sonnets of a Sorehead
Sorehead Sonnet One
Don't talk to me of bein' down an' out, …
Sorehead Sonnet Two
Two months ago the union called a strike, …
Sorehead Sonnet Three
If I could pound a pickaxe into Fate, …
Sorehead Sonnet Four
At night when I am goin' home to eat, …
Sorehead Sonnet Five
Aw, what's the use of anything at all? …
Sorehead Sonnet Six
Life is a lemon that is handed out …
Sorehead Sonnet Seven
If I could lay me lunch hooks on a dime …
Sorehead Sonnet Eight
If I could hit a healthy handed hunch …
Sorehead Sonnet Nine
To-day I saw the girl go glidin' by …
Sorehead Sonnet Ten
It is a pipe to grin when you're on top, …
Sorehead Sonnet Eleven
If any cop should find me on his beat— …
Sorehead Sonnet Twelve
I've heard that ancient wheeze that says a knock …
Sorehead Sonnet Thirteen
Aw cut it, cul, quit shootin' off hot air. …
Sorehead Sonnet Fourteen
The other day I nearly got a job; …
Sorehead Sonnet Fifteen
It's me to join the Pikers' Promenade, …
Sorehead Sonnet Sixteen
I've switched that dippy dope I smoked before, …