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Hi!

Hi! Handsome hunting man,
Fire your little gun,
Bang! Now that animal
Is dead and dumb and done.
Never more to peep again, creep again, leap again,
Eat or sleep or drink again, oh, what fun!

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  • January 3, 2006
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    Hilarious. De la Mare, tells it like it is with great sarcasm, sounding a bit rude but getting the readers attention.

  • JoshDobbs
    September 13, 2004
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    hilarious. the rhymes defiantly help, and the title. i love it, it's so sarcastic, if that's the word i'm thinking of..

  • Goss98
    June 23, 2004
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    That's a pretty funny poem. The rhythm makes it more funny.