Read "The Jack-Knife Man" by Ellis Parker Butler online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
"THUNDERING cats! " cried Peter with exasperation when the tramp had "ha, ha'd" and grinned through two more verses of the idiotic song; "I've got to go outside and tend to this boat!"
"You play with your toys a minute, now, Buddy," said Booge, as soon as Peter was outside. "My voice is such a delicate voice I got to rest it between songs or it's liable to get sick and die away for good. You wait 'til I rest it and I'll sing about that funny dog you've got there, if you remember to ask me."