| Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern American Poetry. 1919. |
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| T. A. Daly. 1871– |
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| 51. Mia Carlotta |
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| GIUSEPPE, da barber, ees greata for "mash," | |
| He gotta da bigga, da blacka mustache, | |
| Good clo'es an' good styla an' playnta good cash. | |
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| W'enevra Giuseppe ees walk on da street, | |
| Da peopla dey talka, "how nobby! how neat! | 5 |
| How softa da handa, how smalla da feet." | |
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| He raisa hees hat an' he shaka hees curls, | |
| An' smila weeth teetha so shiny like pearls; | |
| O! many da heart of da seelly young girls | |
| He gotta. | 10 |
| Yes, playnta he gotta— | |
| But notta | |
| Carlotta! | |
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| Giuseppe, da barber, he maka da eye, | |
| An' lika da steam engine puffa an' sigh, | 15 |
| For catcha Carlotta w'en she ees go by. | |
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| Carlotta she walka weeth nose in da air, | |
| An' look through Giuseppe weeth far-away stare, | |
| As eef she no see dere ees som'body dere. | |
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| Giuseppe, da barber, he gotta da cash, | 20 |
| He gotta da clo'es an' da bigga mustache, | |
| He gotta da seely young girls for da "mash," | |
| But notta— | |
| You bat my life, notta— | |
| Carlotta. | 25 |
| I gotta! | |
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