Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Hoodoo Voodoo Lady

Yeah hoodoo voodoo lady cast up your voodoo visionLet me know where did my baby go where did my lovin' baby goHoodoo voodoo lady shake your black cat..

© Shel Silverstein

Sure Hit Songwriter’s Pen

Now I was hangin' round Nashville writin' songs and playin' 'em for all of the starsWatchin' 'em laugh and hand 'em back livin' on hope and Hershey..

© Shel Silverstein

Bubblin' Up

I used to be a prancera one-eyed song and dancerBut eyes for true romanceI didn't even tryI'd get'em and forget'emBut I never could stay with'emCause..

© Shel Silverstein

Paul Bunyan

He rode through the woods on a big blue ox,He had fists as hard as choppin' blocks,Five hundred pounds and nine feet tall...that's Paul.Talk about..

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Ugliest Man In Town

Handsome guys get girls that are prettyOther guys make it cause they're clever and wittyBut the only love I ever got I got out of pity cause I'm the..

© Shel Silverstein

They'Ve Put A Brassiere On A Camel

They've put a brassiere on a camel,She wasn't dressed proper, you know.They've put a brassiere on a camel,So that her humps wouldn't show.And they're..

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Sing Me A Rainbow

Josie it´s been a long hard dayDown the road to where it´s atI must have lost my wayWhen I got there they said I was too lateNow you´re the only one..

© Shel Silverstein

The Bear, The Fire, And The Snow

'I live in fear of the snow,' said the bear.'Whenever it's here, be sure I'll be there.Oh, the pain and the cold,when one's bearish and old.I live in..

© Shel Silverstein

Mermaid

Hey when I was a lad in fishing town an old man said to meYou can spend your life your jolly life just sailing on the seaNow you can search the world..

© Shel Silverstein

My Rules

If you want to marry me, here's what you'll have to do:You must learn how to make a perfect chicken-dumpling stew.And you must sew my holey socks,And..

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Merry

No one's hangin' stockin's up,No one's bakin' pie,No one's lookin' up to seeA new star in the sky.No one's talkin' brotherhood,No one's givin'..

© Shel Silverstein

Grizzly Bear

Yeah they call me Grizzly Bear got long black grizzly hairWalk down the street and everybody stop and stareOhohoh well I'm wild and wooly and freeAnd..

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Shadow Race

Every time I've raced my shadowWhen the sun was at my back,It always ran ahead of me,Always got the best of me.But every time I've raced my..

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Loser

Mama said I'd lose my headIf it wasn't fastened on.Today I guess it wasn't'Cause while playing with my cousinIt fell off and rolled awayAnd now its..

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I Once Knew A Woman

Well now I once knew a woman listen while I tell you all about her yeahAnd the first time I seen her I knew I couldn't live without herWell now she..

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Testing The Bomb

Oh they're testing the bomb as I'm singing this songThey say not to worry cause nothing can go wrongThey're testing the bomb as I'm singing this..

© Shel Silverstein

Masochistic Baby

Oh, ever since my Masochistic Baby went and left meI got nothin’ to hit but the wall.She loved me when I beat her,But I started actin’ sweeter,And..

© Shel Silverstein

The Bridge

This bridge will only take you halfway thereTo those mysterious lands you long to see:Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairsAnd moonlit woods..

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Melinda Mae

Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae,Who ate a monstrous whale?She thought she could,She said she would,So she started in right at the tail.And..

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The Hunter

I have fought against the poodle with his gory, deadly paws;I have faced the fearsome kitten, wild and bony,And somehow I've evaded the enormous..

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The Oak And The Rose

An oak tree and a rosebush grew,Young and green together,Talking the talk of growing things-Wind and water and weather.And while the rosebush sweetly..

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Little Green Buttons

The honeymoon ended a decade ago,If he still loves her he don't say so,So she's taking her blues to the House af Tattoos,Getting little green buttons..

© Shel Silverstein

If I Had A Brontosaurus

If I had a brontosaurusI would name him Morris or Horace;But if suddenly one day he had a lot of little brontosauriI would change his name to Laurie.

© Shel Silverstein

Folk Singer's Blues

Well, I'd like to sing a song about the chain gangAnd swingin' twelve pound hammers all the day,And how a I'd like to kill my captainAnd how a black..

© Shel Silverstein

They Held Me Down

It was Sat night at the slammer the gavel was falling like a hammerAs they dragged in every freak from off the roadOne by one they entered the cell..

© Shel Silverstein