<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=532740" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Conscientious Deacon</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">(A song to be syncopated as you please)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Black cats, grey cats, green cats miau— <br>Chasing the deacon who stole the cow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He runs and tumbles, he tumbles and runs. <br>He sees big white men with dogs and guns. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He falls down flat. He turns to stare— <br>No cats, no dogs, and no men there. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But black shadows, grey shadows, green shadows come. <br>The wind says, 'Miau!' and the rain says, 'Hum!' </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He goes straight home. He dreams all night. <br>He howls. He puts his wife in a fright. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Black devils, grey devils, green devils shine—<br>Yes, by Sambo,<br>And the fire looks fine!<br>Cat devils, dog devils, cow devils grin—<br>Yes, by Sambo,<br>And the fire rolls in.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And so, next day, to avoid the worst— <br>He takes that cow <br>Where he found her first.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Vachel+Lindsay">Vachel Lindsay</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=532740" data-title="The Conscientious Deacon de Vachel Lindsay" data-description="(A song to be syncopated as you please) Black cats, grey cats, green cats miau— Chasing the deacon who stole the cow. He runs and tumbles, he tumbles and runs. He sees big white men with dogs and guns. He falls down flat. He turns to sta..."></div> </div> </div>

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