Added: Jul 18, 2008
From: poetryanimations
Duration: 2:31
Heres a virtual movie of one of Americas greatest writers of childrens poetry James Whitcomb Riley 1849 - 1916 reading one his most popular poems "Little Orphant Annie" This actual sound recording of James Whitcomb Riley is an unpublished 1912 recording pressed by the Victor Talking Machine Company.The clarity of this recording leaves a lot to be desired but it is well worth a little effort on the part of the listener to hear this great poet and pioneer of the recording age reading his legendary poem in person. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2008 LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE INSCRIBED WITH ALL FAITH AND AFFECTION To all the little children:—The happy ones; and sad ones; The sober and the silent ones; the boisterous and glad ones; The good ones—Yes, the good ones, too; and all the lovely bad ones. LITTLE Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay, An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away, An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep, An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep; An' all us other children, when the supper things is done, We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about, An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you Ef you Don't Watch Out! Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn't say his prayers— An' when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs, His Mammy heerd him holler, an' his daddy heerd him bawl, An' when they turn't the kivvers down, he wuzn't there at all! An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press, An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever'wheres, I guess; But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout:— An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out! An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin, An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin; An' wunst when they was "company," an' ole folks was there, She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she did n't care! An' thist as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide, They wuz two great big Black Things a-standin' by her side, An' they snatched her through the ceilin' 'fore she knowed what she's about! An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out! An' little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue, An' the lamp-wick sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo! An' you hear the crickets quit, an' the moon is gray, An' the lightnin'-bugs in dew is all squenched away,— You better mind yer parunts, and yer teachurs fond an' dear, An' churish them 'at loves you, an' dry the orphant's tear, An' he'p the pore an' needy ones 'at clusters all about, Er the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!
Channel: Music
Tags: 78rpm alan american animation annie chesterton children childrens dialect early edison eliot folk hoosier indiana james kipling little longfellow orphan orphant poe poem poetry recording riley seeger sound ts victor walt whitcomb whitman yeats
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