Best Bobbie Poems

Ilene's son was in a Dublin pub
When someone gave his leg an rub 
"A copper to spare?" 
"There's one over there
But he looks a bit like Beezlebub!"...

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Remember the 1967 hit "Ode to Billy Joe"?
Number one on the music charts is where it would go.
It was recorded by country-western singer Bobbie Gentry.
This singer-songwriter reached world-wide popularity.
Something she mentions in the song remains a mystery.
Bobbie, when you and Billy Joe were up on...

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This morning Bobbie Jo woke
to the singing of a young Robin,
she said this is a good sign.

Been needing a new
dress, yes sir, a brand
new one just for me.

Beehive Department store
is having a giant of a sale,
half off all their dress's.

I will be oh, so careful,
getting...

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Bobbie Jo does not like the rain
She pouts until she sees the sun again
She stays indoors not to get wet
Come sunny forecasts she’s all set

Bobbie Jo dislikes clouds she says out loud
Though the light fluffy ones are allowed
It's dark heavy clouds she dreads with most...

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Bobbie jo went to town
to buy a purse.  Just
any purse would not do,
Bobbie jo thought her self
as someone very special.

Seems like every time
she went to town to buy
something, trouble followed
her there.

This time things would be
different, yes sir she
would return with a purse,
so grand, as...

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Bobbie jo went to town
to buy a hat, no hats here
they said to her.

Why me, oh my, what am I
to do said bobbie jo to herself,
hat, need a hat,
what am  I to do.

Bobbie jo from store to store
went she, no hats,
no where any more.

Bobbie...

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