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Ben King's Verse

Benjamin King (1857 - 1894)

This is a volume of Benjamin King's collected verse, published shortly after his sudden death in 1894. The American humorist was very famous during his lifetime, and is still widely referenced and quoted until today. This volume was published in Chicago after his death, reportedly outselling any other volume of poetry in Michigan for 25 years after being published. It is also prefaced by two short biographies by John McGovern and Opie Read. - Summary by Carolin

Genre(s): Poetry

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Introduction by John McGovern	Larry Wilson	00:03:41
Play 02	Biography by Opie Read	Larry Wilson	00:03:18
Play 03	If I Should Die	GentleJim	00:01:03
Play 04	Say When, and Say It	Melanie T	00:01:32
Play 05	Gittin' My Soul Inter Shape	GentleJim	00:01:42
Play 06	Evolution	GentleJim	00:03:00
Play 07	Gedder in Yo' Grain	Phil Schempf	00:01:15
Play 08	Jane Jones	Ilia Tivin	00:02:47
Play 09	Elopement	Katherine Rivera	00:01:06
Play 10	Her Folks an' Hiz'n	GentleJim	00:02:17
Play 11	The Yaller Jackets' Nest	Scotty Smith	00:01:45
Play 12	How Hank Died	GentleJim	00:02:27
Play 13	How Often	Jason in Panama	00:00:46
Play 14	Renton Harbor, Mich.	GentleJim	00:03:21
Play 15	Asphodel	Jason in Panama	00:01:11
Play 16	The Flowers' Ball	Katherine Rivera	00:02:53
Play 17	De Sun's Comin' Back	Scotty Smith	00:01:29
Play 18	The River St. Joe	Larry Wilson	00:02:00
Play 19	The Robin and the Chicken	Jason in Panama	00:01:02
Play 20	Baby Up at Battenberg's	nighthawks	00:01:11
Play 21	No Harm Done	nighthawks	00:03:34
Play 22	The Fates	nighthawks	00:01:54
Play 23	Paraphrase	GentleJim	00:03:52
Play 24	If I can be by Her	GentleJim	00:02:14
Play 25	Toboggan	nighthawks	00:01:53
Play 26	De Bugel on de Hill	Scotty Smith	00:02:36
Play 27	Old St. Joe	nighthawks	00:03:01
Play 28	The Tramp	Larry Wilson	00:01:05
Play 29	The Chautauquan Maid	Melanie T	00:02:11
Play 30	I'm a Bluejay	Melanie T	00:01:16
Play 31	'Rastus King	Katherine Rivera	00:01:52
Play 32	That Valentine	Jason in Panama	00:00:57
Play 33	De Good Ship	Larry Wilson	00:01:03
Play 34	A Casual Observation	Phil Schempf	00:01:10
Play 35	Like the New Friends Best	GentleJim	00:02:19
Play 36	A Negro Song of Home	Larry Wilson	00:01:54
Play 37	S'posin'	Jason in Panama	00:01:05
Play 38	Little 'Rasmus	Scotty Smith	00:02:06
Play 39	Nobody Knows	GentleJim	00:01:27
Play 40	She does not Hear	Melanie T	00:02:15
Play 41	Down the Mississippi	Scotty Smith	00:03:10
Play 42	The Mermaid	Larry Wilson	00:01:44
Play 43	De Blackbird Fetched de Spring	Scotty Smith	00:02:22
Play 44	Appearances	Scotty Smith	00:01:11
Play 45	The Girl with the Jersey	Jason in Panama	00:01:07
Play 46	If my Wife Taught School	Scotty Smith	00:01:52
Play 47	The Old Spinning Wheel	Phil Schempf	00:01:35
Play 48	The Owl and the Crow	Alitheia	00:01:22
Play 49	De Clouds am Gwin ter Pass	GentleJim	00:01:57
Play 50	A Summer's Afternoon	Jason in Panama	00:01:30
Play 51	I Fed the Fishes	Melanie T	00:02:49
Play 52	Ole Bossie Cow	Larry Wilson	00:01:22
Play 53	That Cat	Alitheia	00:01:15
Play 54	A Frog's Thanksgiving	Jason in Panama	00:01:25
Play 55	Lovey-Loves	Jason in Panama	00:01:07
Play 56	Hank Spink	Melanie T	00:01:22
Play 57	The Nile	Jason in Panama	00:01:23
Play 58	Like de Ole Mule Bes'	Scotty Smith	00:03:25
Play 59	De Ribber ob Life	Scotty Smith	00:02:26
Play 60	The Cat o' Nine Tails	Scotty Smith	00:01:59
Play 61	The Hair-Tonic Bottle	Jason in Panama	00:01:26
Play 62	De Circus Turkey	antonygirgis	00:02:33
Play 63	Sofie Jakobowski	Scotty Smith	00:08:56
Play 64	Sunrise	Larry Wilson	00:00:43
Play 65	The Woodticks	GentleJim	00:01:43
Play 66	Didn't we, Jim?	GentleJim	00:02:10
Play 67	The Post-Driver	Jason in Panama	00:01:09
Play 68	Lef' de Ole Hoss Out	antonygirgis	00:01:17
Play 69	Ec-A-Lec-Tic Fits	antonygirgis	00:02:05
Play 70	Keep Him a Baby	Jason in Panama	00:01:46
Play 71	Angeliny	antonygirgis	00:01:10
Play 72	De Eyarfquake	Larry Wilson	00:01:53
Play 73	The Pessimist	Jason in Panama	00:01:16
Play 74	But Then	nighthawks	00:02:07
Play 75	Presque Isle	GentleJim	00:01:55
Play 76	Beulah Land	antonygirgis	00:01:31
Play 77	The Blackbird and the Thrush	Jason in Panama	00:01:28
Play 78	De Spring-House	antonygirgis	00:01:30
Play 79	Under Obligations	antonygirgis	00:01:06
Play 80	Cleopatra and Charmian	Jason in Panama	00:02:55
Play 81	Pinkey	antonygirgis	00:02:40
Play 82	The Bung Town Canal	antonygirgis	00:03:03
Play 83	De Massa	Scotty Smith	00:02:28
Play 84	Coonie in de Holler	antonygirgis	00:01:30
Play 85	After Weidenfeller Goes	antonygirgis	00:01:52
Play 86	Zaccheus	Larry Wilson	00:03:50
Play 87	A Retrospection	Larry Wilson	00:02:18
Play 88	St. Patrick's Day	GentleJim	00:01:49
Play 89	Injun Summah	antonygirgis	00:01:20
Play 90	'Cause it's Gittin' Spring	GentleJim	00:01:38
Play 91	Decorate de Cabin	antonygirgis	00:01:23
Play 92	The Ultimatum	Larry Wilson	00:01:12
Play 93	Dreamy Days	Jason in Panama	00:00:51
Play 94	When the Stage Gits in	Jude	00:02:01
Play 95	The Cultured Girl Again	antonygirgis	00:01:21
Play 96	The Cushville Hop	antonygirgis	00:01:23
Play 97	Gord Only Knows	GentleJim	00:01:53
Play 98	Jes' Take my Advice	GentleJim	00:01:23
Play 99	Patriotism and a Pension	GentleJim	00:01:43
Play 100	The Old Musician's Fate	GentleJim	00:04:12
Play 101	A Record from 'way back	Scotty Smith	00:02:19
Play 102	Thanksgibbin in Ole Virginny	Scotty Smith	00:01:19
Play 103	Grave Matters	Scotty Smith	00:01:35
Play 104	Comin' Christmas Morn	Larry Wilson	00:03:01
Play 105	Sad Fate of Yim Yohnsen	GentleJim	00:02:43
Play 106	Legend of the St. Joseph	Jason in Panama	00:02:46
Play 107	Little Jude	Larry Wilson	00:01:55
Play 108	Little Pucken Singer	Scotty Smith	00:02:10
Play 109	Down in Walhallalah	Jason in Panama	00:01:32

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