“Well, yo’ can just go away fum dar, yo’ triflin soldier; I’se a very partickler woman, I is.”
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Oh, Mother, Lookit Daughter!
S ... is for the shortness of their length,
K ... is for the knees which we see,
I ... is for inches, 20 above ground,
R ... is for regions dear to me.
T ... is for thin, transparent,
S ... is for the shapes we see,
Oh! may short skirts live on forever,