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By Mary Cassanova Illustrations by Ard Hoyt. The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town . Sing Along (to the tune of “Clementine”. Ol ’ Dirk Yeller Ol ’ Dirk Yeller came a ridin ’ In to town. He was spot-ted By the towns-folk And they scat- tered All around. He was lookin ’ For a po-tion
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By Mary Cassanova Illustrations by Ard Hoyt The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town
Sing Along(to the tune of “Clementine” • Ol’ Dirk Yeller • Ol’ Dirk Yeller came a ridin’ • In to town. • He was spot-ted • By the towns-folk • And they scat-tered • All around • He was lookin’ • For a po-tion • That would calm • His jitters down • Ran in to a • Little fel-ler • Followed Dirk • With-out a sound
To the store and • The post of-fice • Trad-ing post • And the sa-loon • End-ed up-p • Drink-in’ cof-fee • At the jail house • Way past noon • Then the sher-iff • The Sher-iff • He-e layed • The law-ah down • Saidd Dirk had-ad • Un-til sun down • or he’d run • Him ou-ta town
Then Sam took him • To the li-brary • And he sat him • Ri-ight down. • Read the books that • Calmed his jit-ters • Checked them out • Rode out-a town • Dirk came back to • court Miss Jen-ny • The-ah Li-li-brar-i-an • Pretty so-on they were married • And-nd we have reached the end!
Ard and Mary at a book signing Visit these websites • Mary Casanova: http://www.marycasanova.com/pages/books/bk_utterlynight.html • Ard Hoyt: http://www.ardhoytbooks.com/books.html# • Librarian’s Choice: http://librarianschoices.blogspot.com/2012/02/day-dirk-yeller-came-to-town.html • Slide show of illustrations: http://us.macmillan.com/thedaydirkyellercametotown/MaryCasanova • Kansas Read: http://www.kansasread.org/bmjdirk.html