Francie is
An odd boy's name;
Uncle Francie
Has the same;
Uncle Francie
Is to blame.
Francis
Is a real boy's name;
It's on documents.
Yet Francie
Is the one that stuck.
But when I turned twenty-two,
I introduced myself as
Fran,
Sounding more like a man.
I got tired of repeating,
Francie rhymes with Nancy.
I got tired of hearing,
How do you spell that, Dearie?
When I drove a limosine,
Clients called me Francine.
When I faltered, when I drank,
I told the cops
My name was Frank.
I believe I'm the same
No matter what I'm called by name.
And even though
My ego's fraying,
I'm pleased to turn
To someone shouting,
***Hey, Francie,
You're **** good looking.***
Apr 15, 2015
Apr 15, 2015 at 10:44 AM UTC
Francie is
An odd boy's name;
Uncle Francie
Has the same;
Uncle Francie
Is to blame.
Francis
Is a real boy's name;
It's on documents.
Yet Francie
Is the one that stuck.
But when I turned twenty-two,
I introduced myself as
Fran,
Sounding more like a man.
I got tired of repeating,
Francie rhymes with Nancy.
I got tired of hearing,
How do you spell that, Dearie?
When I drove a limosine,
Clients called me Francine.
When I faltered, when I drank,
I told the cops
My name was Frank.
I believe I'm the same
No matter what I'm called by name.
And even though
My ego's fraying,
I'm pleased to turn
To someone shouting,
***Hey, Francie,
You're **** good looking.***
A poem titled with one's own name. This is the epitome of vanity.
I also got "Francie pants," of course.
Francie is a common name for boys in Ireland, but fecking lot that does for me in Canada.
