Classic Poem

Uncle Sam

You want ter hear yer Uncle Sam,
Wall, I declar'!
You 've sent for me and here I am!
Wall, I declar'!
If thar 's a lad of Yankee kin
Doubts Santa Claus, jest turn him in,
I reckon he 'll be born ag'in!
Wall, I declar'!

John Bull

I'm Johnnie Bull, and looking well,
Ah! don't cher know!
I think me eyeglass rawther swell!
Ah! don't cher know!
I've come to vouch for Santa Claus,
And with the rampant lion's paws
Help Uncle Sam in any cause.
Ah! don't cher know!

German

I represent dot Yarmany,
Und das ist recht!
Dot cap und vooden shoe vas me,
Und das ist recht!
Dot Santa Clauses vot you sing,
Kris Kringle vas, der childer's king;
Dey luff him more as effryting,
Und das ist recht!

Scotchman

The bonnie Scotchman niver doot
Wi' Scots Wauhai!
That Santa Claus goes a' aboot!
Wi' Scots Wauhai!
In a' fair Scotland he 's at hame —
In highland, lowland, a' the same —
And ev'ry bairnie kens his name,
In Scots Wauhai!

Frenchman

I am ze Frenchman from Paree,
Ah! Parlez vous?
Please pay ze gran' reespect to me,
Ze same to you!
We have ze Santa Claus een France;
We see him when we get ze chance;
Monsieur, he wear ze baggy pants —
'T is entre nous!

Irishman

And I 'm the proper Irish rogue,
Erin Gobraugh!
Wid me shillalah and me brogue,
Erin Gobraugh!
I use them both when in a row;
Should any creature wonder how,
Here 's one for Santa Claus right now!
Erin Gobraugh!

Italian

Ital-ia-man, he like-a yet
Italia,
Da macaroni and spaget'!
Italia!
Da Dago like American, —
He tink-a since the worl' began,
Da Santa Claus a good-a man.
Italia!

Negro

I 's jes' an Alabama coon,
Indeed I is!
I 's better in de rag-time tune,
Indeed I is!
But when you heahs de niggahs shout
'Bout Christmas-time, you best watch out,
Ole Santa Claus somewhah about.
Indeed he is!