Didee & Didoo – Poem “Culture Camp”
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Two Old Ladies Part One”
TWO OLD LADIES PART ONE There were stories about a famine when there was no meat an’ salmon. People were in search of the caribou
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Bear Dogs”
They like to bark an’ scream but they’re too small for a dog team. Some are black an’ some are white and some pretend to
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Glad Temper”
I don’t like to write about myself ‘cause sometimes I feel like an elf. I was born up in Old Crow where the Porcupine River
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “He Missed His Girlfriend”
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “January”
The month of January is kind of scary. We don’t have to be told ‘cause this month is so cold. The temperature goes to 40
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Ski-Doo”
Ski-Doo It doesn’t bark or scream an’ it replaced the dog team. It was a new thing that starts with a string. It can turn
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Dear Abby”
Here’s my letter dear Abby ‘cause things are not too shabby. I need you to make me happy ‘cause I don’t like to be crappy.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Sourtoe Cocktail”
There are strange things done in the land of the midnight sun. Captain Dick ended up with a toe when someone froze it off at 40 below.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Louise and Chris”
Louise and Chris Uncles’ kids numbered over a dozen And Louise is my first cousin. Just in case you didn’t know We all grew up
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Sewing”
Sewing My auntie makes extra bucks when she sews mukluks. When she sews beaver mitts Auntie never calls it quits. She makes tea in dippers
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Bush Pilots”
When they fly bush planes they always use their brains. Sometimes it’s a tight squeeze when they land on wheels or skis. Or they land
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Old Crow Trading Post”
OLD CROW TRADING POST Philip Dicquamare came from France and Old Crow he found by chance. Philip was a French man and a trading post
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “I’m Just an Old Dog”
I’m just an old dog My name is Grover an’ I’m just a leftover. At one time I was in my prime. Now I’m an
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Free Meal”
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Don Burnstick”
“Don Burnstick” He comes from down south an’ he knows how to use his mouth. If you’re feelin’ crappy he’ ll soon make you happy.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Cabin Door Sign”
Cabin Door Sign I’m not always at home ‘Cause I’m always on the roam. You don’t need to knock My door doesn’t have a lock.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Uncle & Bob”
UNCLE AND BOB Uncle doesn’t like a fly And Bob likes to fly. Uncle knows the land An’ Bob knows how to land. Uncle like
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Best Singer”
“Best Singer” The songs that I wrote will put a lump in my throat. But the best song I ever heard came from my little
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Buttons”
Buttons We used to play this game and buttons is the name. With buttons we pay an’ that’s why we play. We dig a hole
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “She Saved My Life”
She Saved My Life She’s my uncle’s wife and she saved my life. Her name is Nancy an’ she’s really fancy. And I’ll tell you
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Through the Eyes of an Elder”
Through the eyes of an elder I see through the eyes of an elder Not through the helmet of a welder. If you see through
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Grandma Suzie”
GRANDMA SUZIE If she hits you with her cane she’ll give you a little pain. But it won’t hurt ‘cause she likes to flirt. We
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Merle Haggard”
“Merle Haggard” He was always on the roam when he sang “Sing Me Back Home”. The strangers were his back up band when Merle sang
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Tinkering”
“TINKER” I think he’s a good thinker ‘cause he always likes to tinker. He likes to take stuff apart then he tries to make it
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Body Heat”
Body Heat When it’s a cold autumn you’ll freeze your bottom. You can either migrate or better yet hibernate. You can’t do no harm when
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Teachers”
TEACHERS They teach our little creatures that’s why we have teachers. They teach them to read an’ write and of course to be polite. When
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Writing from Old Crow
Old Crow poet and cartoonist Allan Benjamin caught himself when he said he carries a pen and paper in his pocket 24 hours a day.
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Going Slightly Batty
My wariness of bats – I won’t say abject terror, that’s far too strong – dates back to the Eisenhower era. I can even trace
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Being Caribou”
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Check Up”
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Body Parts”
BODY PARTS We’re born with a new body but aging makes it shoddy. If I could get a new part I would go for a
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Store”
Store I don’t like to buy pop but I like to shop. I can use my credit card when I need to buy lard. Or
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Don Cherry”
Don Cherry His name is Don Cherry an’ he’s named after a berry. His nickname is Grapes he has suits of all colours an’ shapes.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Here Are The News”
Here Are The News: Jerome went up river to cut wood and Albert say he’s doing good. Stephen went to Whitehorse for dog race and
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Bruce”
“BRUCE” I’m not as tough as Bruce He’s as strong as a moose. He has lots of power ‘cause he can pack flour. In the
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Victor Cheated Death”
Victor Cheated Death He left his kids and wife and he lost his life. They all cried ‘cause the husband had died. It happened in
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Margaret Blackfox”
Toughest Gwichin She was as tough as rocks my great grandma Margaret Blackfox. She was the toughest Gwichin ‘cause any race she can win. Didoo
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Better To Be Poor”
Better To Be Poor It’s better to be poor than to have more. It’s better to be poor than to be sore. It’s better to
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “River”
RIVER It can rise and drop and it will never stop. It can be fast or slow and it will always flow. It can be
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