Green Eggs and Sam  (by Doctor Seuss)

 

I AM SAM.       I AM SAM.       SAM-I-AM.

 

THAT SAM-I-AM!   THAT SAM-I-AM!  

I DO NOT LIKE THAT SAM-I-AM!

 

WOULD YOU LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?

 

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.

 

WOULD YOU LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE?

 

I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.

I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.

I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

WOULD YOU LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE?

WOULD YOU LIKE THEN WITH A MOUSE?

 

I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.

I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

WOULD YOU EAT THEM IN A BOX?

WOULD YOU EAT THEM WITH A FOX?

 

NOT IN A BOX. NOT WITH A FOX.

NOT IN A HOUSE. NOT WITH A MOUSE.

I WOULD NOT EAT THEM HERE OR THERE.

I WOULD NOT EAT THEM ANYWHERE.

I WOULD NOT EAT GREEN EGGS AND HAM.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

WOULD YOU? COULD YOU? IN A CAR?

EAT THEM! EAT THEM! HERE THEY ARE.

 

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, IN A CAR.

 

YOU MAY LIKE THEM. YOU WILL SEE.

YOU MAY LIKE THEM IN A TREE!

 

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT IN A TREE.

NOT IN A CAR! YOU LET ME BE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A BOX.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A FOX.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.

I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

A TRAIN! A TRAIN! A TRAIN! A TRAIN!

COULD YOU, WOULD YOU ON A TRAIN?

 

NOT ON A TRAIN! NOT IN A TREE!

NOT IN A CAR! SAM! LET ME BE!

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, IN A BOX.

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, WITH A FOX.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM IN A HOUSE.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM WITH A MOUSE.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM HERE OR THERE.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM ANYWHERE.

I DO NOT EAT GREEM EGGS AND HAM.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

SAY! IN THE DARK? HERE IN THE DARK!

WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, IN THE DARK?

 

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, IN THE DARK.

 

WOULD YOU COULD YOU IN THE RAIN?

 

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT IN THE RAIN.

NOT IN THE DARK. NOT ON A TRAIN.

NOT IN A CAR. NOT IN A TREE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM, YOU SEE.

NOT IN A HOUSE. NOT IN A BOX.

NOT WITH A MOUSE. NOT WITH A FOX.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM HERE OR THERE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE!

 

YOU DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?

 

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

COULD YOU, WOULD YOU, WITH A GOAT?

 

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT WITH A GOAT!

 

WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, ON A BOAT?

 

I COULD NOT, WOULD NOT, ON A BOAT.

I WILL NOT, WILL NOT, WITH A GOAT.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM IN THE RAIN.

NOT IN THE DARK! NOT IN A TREE!

NOT IN A CAR! YOU LET ME BE!

I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A BOX.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A FOX.

I WILL NOT EAT THEM IN A HOUSE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.

I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE!

I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!

I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.

 

YOU DO NOT LIKE THEM. SO YOU SAY.

TRY THEM! TRY THEM! AND YOU MAY.

TRY THEM AND YOU MAY, I SAY.

 

SAM! IF YOU LET ME BE,

I WILL TRY THEM. YOU WILL SEE.

 

(... and he tries them ...)

 

SAY! I LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!

I DO! I LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM!

AND I WOULD EAT THEM IN A BOAT.

AND I WOULD EAT THEM WITH A GOAT...

AND I WILL EAT THEM, IN THE RAIN.

AND IN THE DARK. AND ON A TRAIN.

AND IN A CAR. AND IN A TREE.

THEY ARE SO GOOD, SO GOOD, YOU SEE!

SO I WILL EAT THEM IN A BOX.

AND I WILL EAT THEM WITH A FOX.

AND I WILL EAT THEM IN A HOUSE.

AND I WILL EAT THEM WITH A MOUSE.

AND I WILL EAT THEM HERE AND THERE.

SAY! I WILL EAT THEM ANYWHERE!

I DO SO LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU, SAM I AM.