The Little Jap

THE LITTLE JAP

A daring chap

The little Jap,

A most ambitious fellow;

The Russian bear

He makes to swear,

And run and howl and bellow.

A clever chap

The little Jap,

With fireworks and torpedoes;

He gives the Czar

An awful jar,

And lots of damage he does.

With vim and snap

The little Jap

Gets after noisy Russia;

And by and by

I prophesy

He will let loose and hush ‘er.

                                  Joe Cone

Chicago, Ill.

Probably Feb. 14, 1904

(The Russo – Japanese War began in February 14, 1904, and this and an accompanying poem were situated chronologically at that date)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War

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