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Poem by Robert William Service


No Sourdough


To be a bony feed Sourdough
You must, by Yukon Law,
Have killed a moose,
And robbed a sluice,
AND BUNKED UP WITH A SQUAW...

Alas! Sourdough I'll never be.
Oh, sad is my excuse:
My shooting's so damn bad, you see...
I've never killed a moose.



Robert William Service


Robert William Service's other poems:
  1. Highland Hospitality
  2. Violet de Vere
  3. L'Envoi (I guess this is the final score)
  4. Afternoon Tea
  5. New Year's Eve


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