A Hillbilly Gets New Carpet

A Hillbilly Gets New Carpet

By Elton Camp

I got a magazine at th’ thrift store
Give an idea I didn’t have before
Rich folks carpets their whole floor
So th’ planks you can’t see no more

I saved my money fer a long while
And decided to give carpet a trial
Hit’s a good thing our house is small
Three rooms, an’ we covered it all

Hit’s so soft and warm to my feet
To git up mornings is now a treat
No wind through cracks ’n th’ floor
I’se so glad I went to th’ carpet store

So, I don’t think I’se putting on airs
To add th’ carpet to th’ porch stairs
Hope nobody will think I’se a louse
If I runs it all the way to th’ outhouse
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 12/10/2010 6:03:00 PM
To June: I grew up hearing lingo like that from the less educated of our relatives and neighbors. It has become far less common with the leveling influence on language from TV and from better schooling. My parents were first generation college grads and wouldn't permit me to talk like that even if I had wanted to. Elton
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Date: 12/10/2010 5:56:00 PM
Hi Elton.A nice bit of fun.Not familiar with hillbilly lingo but I like the way you've used it,it adds character to your piece.Made it more enjoyable.Thank you.Love June(Sylvia)
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Date: 12/10/2010 11:04:00 AM
Oh, this is hysterically funny, Elton!! Yous gots ta realize them hillbillies probly need a carpet ta de outhouse in winter. Enjoyed the hillbilly dialect as well as the humor. Great poem fer ma faves! Loves ya, Carolyn
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Date: 12/10/2010 10:22:00 AM
Thanks Sara, I was a bit concerned that someone might think I was unfairly ridiculting "hillbillies," but that is my own background here in the hills of North Alabama. Go back three generations and there they are! Elton
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Date: 12/10/2010 10:17:00 AM
Great one that brought a chuckle to my afternoon..I am glad that I chose this one to read today..Sara
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