Harbi’ger Of Spring

O, gee whid, dode taug to be,

     I’be got a code, “ker choo!”

Id seebs ad if by head would splid,

     Od and that I cad do

Id sneed ad blow ad blow ad sneed,

     Ad cough ad swear; O, by!

“Ker-choo!” I gued by head went off,

     Or eld I laud an eye.

I got do bake a speech tonighd,

     It cannod be postpode,

Gee whid! I dode know whad do do –

     “Kerchoo!” Wid sudge a code.

O, by! I guess by tibe has cub,

     I caddot taug or sig;

Ad I will shood the first blamed food

     Who taugs to be op sprig!

Mar. 24, ‘10