Mumps Poem by Elizabeth Madox Roberts

I had a feeling in my neck,
And on the sides were two big bumps;
I couldn't swallow anything
At all because I had the mumps.


And Mother tied it with a piece,
And then she tied up Will and John,
And no one else but Dick was left
That didn't have a mump rag on.


He teased at us and laughed at us,
And said, whenever he went by,
It's vinegar and lemon drops
And pickles!' just to make us cry.


But Tuesday Dick was very sad
And cried because his neck was sore,
And not a one said sour things
To anybody any more.