(September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999 / Chicago/ Illinois)

poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein
#64 on top 500 poets

Poems of Sheldon Allan Silverstein

1. 100,000 Pennies 4/6/2010
2. 25 Minutes To Go 4/6/2010
3. A Boy Named Sue 4/6/2010
4. A Couple More Years 4/6/2010
5. A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing 4/6/2010
6. A Light In The Attic 4/6/2010
7. Acapulco Goldie 4/6/2010
8. Alimony 4/6/2010
9. All About You 4/6/2010
10. All The Time In The World 4/6/2010
11. AntEater 4/6/2010
12. Aphrodisiac 4/6/2010
13. Ations 4/6/2010
14. Batty 4/6/2010
15. Beans Taste Fine 4/6/2010
16. Bear In There 4/6/2010
17. Better Not Ask Me 4/6/2010
18. Bigtime 4/6/2010
19. Bituminous? 4/6/2010
20. Boa Constrictor 4/6/2010

100,000 Pennies

I broke into the bank on Sunday,
You should see the money I got.
I couldn't drag it home 'til Monday,
'Cause it sure weighed an awful lot.

Then I sat down to count it,
And much to my surprise,
A whole lotta little brown, little round coins,
Rolled out before my eyes

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