Jane Jones

Poetry

Ben King's Verse

by Benjamin KING (1857 - 1894)

This is a volume of Benjamin King's collected verse, published shortly after his sudden death in 1894. The American humorist was very famous during his lifetime, and is still widely referenced and quoted until today. This volume was published in Chicago after his death, reportedly outselling any other volume of poetry in Michigan for 25 years after being published. It is also prefaced by two short biographies by John McGovern and Opie Read. - Summary by Carolin

Listen next episodes of Ben King's Verse:
A Casual Observation , A Frog's Thanksgiving , A Negro Song of Home , A Record from 'way back , A Retrospection , A Summer's Afternoon , After Weidenfeller Goes , Angeliny , Appearances , Asphodel , Baby Up at Battenberg's , Beulah Land , But Then , 'Cause it's Gittin' Spring , Cleopatra and Charmian , Comin' Christmas Morn , Coonie in de Holler , De Blackbird Fetched de Spring , De Bugel on de Hill , De Circus Turkey , De Clouds am Gwin ter Pass , De Eyarfquake , De Good Ship , De Massa , De Ribber ob Life , De Spring-House , De Sun's Comin' Back , Decorate de Cabin , Didn't we, Jim? , Down in Walhallalah , Down the Mississippi , Dreamy Days , Ec-A-Lec-Tic Fits , Elopement , Gord Only Knows , Grave Matters , Hank Spink , Her Folks an' Hiz'n , How Hank Died , How Often , I Fed the Fishes , If I can be by Her , If my Wife Taught School , I'm a Bluejay , Injun Summah , Jes' Take my Advice , Keep Him a Baby , Lef' de Ole Hoss Out , Legend of the St. Joseph , Like de Ole Mule Bes' , Like the New Friends Best , Little Jude , Little Pucken Singer , Little 'Rasmus , Lovey-Loves , No Harm Done , Nobody Knows , Old St. Joe , Ole Bossie Cow , Paraphrase , Patriotism and a Pension , Pinkey , Presque Isle , 'Rastus King , Renton Harbor, Mich. , Sad Fate of Yim Yohnsen , She does not Hear , Sofie Jakobowski , S'posin' , St. Patrick's Day , Sunrise , Thanksgibbin in Ole Virginny , That Cat , That Valentine , The Blackbird and the Thrush , The Bung Town Canal , The Cat o' Nine Tails , The Chautauquan Maid , The Cultured Girl Again , The Cushville Hop , The Fates , The Flowers' Ball , The Girl with the Jersey , The Hair-Tonic Bottle , The Mermaid , The Nile , The Old Musician's Fate , The Old Spinning Wheel , The Owl and the Crow , The Pessimist , The Post-Driver , The River St. Joe , The Robin and the Chicken , The Tramp , The Ultimatum , The Woodticks , The Yaller Jackets' Nest , Toboggan , Under Obligations , When the Stage Gits in , Zaccheus