# Phil-o-rum's Canoe, and Madeleine Vercheres: Two Poems

Author: Drummond, William Henry, 1854-1907; Coburn, Frederick Simpson, 1871-1960 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Poetry

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40152

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Phil-o-rum%27s+Canoe%2C+and+Madeleine+Vercheres%3A+Two+Poems+Drummond&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

"O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you be so slow? Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an' still you don't seem to go-- No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current she don't be strong, Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for move along?

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/phil-o-rum-s-canoe-and-madeleine-vercheres-two-poems-40152/chapters/1/index.md)