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BY

L. FRANK BAUM

AVTHOR OF "MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE"

PICTURES BY

WM. W DENSLOW

CHICAGO

GEO.M.HILL CO.

PUBLISHERS.

3.3.3
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First Edition-5700 - Published

September 25th 1899

1 Second Edition-10000-Imprinted

October, 1899 .

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
SEP 28.1960

Copyright 1899 by
L.Frank Baum and

W.W. Denslow 3

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 Introduction .

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HERE is a fascination in the combination of jing

ling verse and bright pictures that always appeals

strongly to children. The ancient " Mother Goose

Book " had these qualities, and for nearly two centuries

the cadences of its rhymes have lingered in the memories

of men and women who learned them in childhood .

The author and illustrator of " Father Goose " have

had no intent to imitate or parody the famous verse and

pictures of " Mother Goose." They own to having

followed, in modern fashion, the plan of the book that

pleased children ages ago and still pleases then. These

are newer jingles and pictures for children of to-day, and

intended solely to supplement the nursery rhymes of our

ancestors .

CHICAGO
September, 1899
48
 FATHER GOOSE

Old Mother Goose became

quite new,

And joined a Woman's Club;

She left poor Father Goose

s
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To care for Sis and Bub.

They called for stories by the score,

And laughed and cried to hear

All ofthe queer and merry songs

That in this book appear.

When Mother Goose at last returned

For her there was no use ;

The goslings much preferred to hear

The tales of FATHER GOOSE.
 WHY ?

Why does the doggie bark, papa

Why does the doggie bark?

The reason why, if

you must know.

Is that the little dog cant crow ,

And so he has to bark .

Why does the rooster crow, papa .

Why does the rooster crow ?

The reason why I'll

tell to you :

Because the rooster

cannot mew,

And so he has to crow.

&

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HE
Why does the kitten mew, papa .

Why does the kitten mew?

The reason why

I'm forced to say,

Is that the kitten

Can not bray ,

And so she has to mew.

Why does the donkey bray , papa .

Why does the donkey bray?

The reason for

the donkey's bray

Is that the beast

was born that way.

And so , he has to bray.

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Did you ever see a rabbit

climb a tree?

Did you ever see a lobster

ride a flea?

Did you ever?

No , you never !

For they simply couldn't do

it, don't you see !

 Did you ever see a fire burn with snow?

Did you ever climb a ladder down below?

Did you ever?

No ,you never !

For these things cannot happen, don't you

Know ?

Did you ever see a ship sail on the land ?

Did you ever hold a mountain inyour

hand?
Did you ever?

No , you never !

For it really can't be done , you understand .

N
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To walkJimJones was not contented ,

And so an air- ship he invented ;

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He sailed away

summ
One er day,

And people say

He wont return home very soon ,

For Jim Jones saile up to the moon.

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 ow , once I owned

Now,
a funny man ,

A clock-work was

inside him ;

You'd be surprised

how fast he ran

When I was there

beside him .

SSmrkt .

He was the pride

of all the boys

Who lived within

our town ;

But when this man

ran up a hill Man

He always

would run down!

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"Tick-Tock!

Tick -Tock!"

Don't you hear our friend

the clock?

With his pendulum a swinging

All the day he's softly singing

"Tick - Tock!

Tick - Tock!"

Can't you hear our friend

the clock?
 This bold boy

has done no

wrong ;

His hair has

simply grown

too long.

SoAuntie placed

the bowl just so

To show how far

The shears
ALL
could go .
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And now the boy is full of

glee ;

His hair is nicely cut ,

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There was a Goose in Syracuse

And full of fun was he ;

He met a Clown and bought

his gown

And thought a Clown he'd be .

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But for his jokes

the little folks

Had very little use :

And when the Clown

danced up anddown

They thought he was

a Goose !
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 Have you seen MisterJinks ,

Mister Jinks , MisterJinks ,

Haveyou seen him when he's walking

down the street ?

He nods and then he winks

And most everybody thinks

That his smile is really beautiful and

sweet .
Have you seen

Mister Jinks ,

Mister Jinks ,

Mister Jinks,

Have you seen him when

he's walking down the lane ?

He's fond offun

and folly,

He's round and fat

and jolly,

And we're always glad to

see his face again .
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Little Barelegs runs

and races all the day;

Birds and butterflies

she chases far away.

Lille

In the brook she wades , and wishes

She could hook the little fishes

Just to cook them in her dishes

while at play.

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DEN
HEY

Who's afraid ?

Ev'ry Goblin , known

of old ,

Perished years ago, I'm

told .

EvryWitch , on broomstick riding,

Has been burned or is in hiding.

Burglars dare not venture near,

When they know that papa's here.

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Lions nowyou only see

Caged in the

menagerie .

And the Grizzly Bear

a
can't hug

When he's made

into a rug

Who's afraid ?

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The cats they sit upon the fence

At night .

And show they havn't any sense

of right ,

By making such a noise

They wake the girls and boys

And caterwaul till they commence

To fight .
 There once came a sailor from China ,

And he fell in love with Aunt Dinah.

And he laughed till he cried

And he cried till he sighed :

"Oh,why wont
you have me ,
Aunt Dinah?"

Thenyou should have heard old Aunt Dinah

Reply to this sailor from China,

Saying"
Sir, don't you see

I could never agree

With a sailor that once

lived in China?"

T
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Ifour Johnnyhad no eye

Not a single thing he'd spy;

If our Johnny had no nose

He could never smell the rose ;

Ifour Johnny had no ear

Not a thing could Johnny hear ;

And his mouth is made to talk,

And his feet are made to walk

Tis no wonder that

' I say

Johnny's made a funny way!

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 Have you seen little Sally

Dance the Ostrich Dance?

The dainty way she does it

Will surely you entrance .

With the left foot here ,

And the right foot there ,

And the ostrich feathers waving

In her golden hair:

N
HE .

She's surely very charming

You'll see it at a glance

When little Sally dances

In the Ostrich dance .

 BAKER'S SHOP

Old Mister Micklejohn

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Had a leg of hickory on :

He went hippity,

He went hoppity,

Hip ,

hip .

hop,

To the baker's shop .

Bought a loaf and ate it up ,

Bought some tea and drank a cup ,

Then went hippity.

Hip ,

hip ,

hoppity,

Home again from the

baker's shop .
心

Baby found a feather

in the hall ;

Baby saw the masks

upon the wall ;

She tickled first a chin

Till it began to grin ,

And wondered why the

other one did bawl .

HEN
A pumpkin in pies

We all ofus prize:

And surely

A
no pumpkin

a boy would

affright .
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But ajack-lantern light

Is a terrible sight

And scares all the children

that walk out at night .

HEN
A Bumble - Bee was buzzing

On a yellow holly- hock

When came along a turtle

Who at the Bee did mock.

"prithee , Mr. Bumble ,

Saying,

Why make that horrid noise?

It's really distracting,

And every one

annoys !"
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said, quite humb

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"The noise is just my bumb

le,

And natur
al, you see .

And if I didn't buzz so ,

I'm sure that you'l agree

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I'd only be a big fly

,

And not a Bumble - Bee .

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SHOW

Grandpa's head is rather bald ,

Bald the baby's , too ;

Grandpa has n't many teeth .

Baby has a few.

Grandpa sits within his chair

All the live - long day,

Watching baby sitting there

In his chair at play .

 Uncle Dick gave me a dolly,

Funny doll , as you can see ;

Twas an Injun , so he
' called my

Dolly "Ab - o - rig- i-ne "

Dolly's made of rags and

patches , 1.2

Can't be broke by girls

like me ;

So I think he'll last

forever

Funny " Ab - o - rig - i - ne ."

 CAPTAIN

BING .

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 Captain Bing was a Pirate King

And sailed the broad seas o'er ;

On many a lark he sailed his bark

Where none had sailed before ,

And filled his hold so full of gold

That it would hold no more .

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The sea was smooth, and so, forsooth ,

They took a bit of leisure ,

And all the crew, good men and true,

A hornpipe danced for pleasure

And had their fling, while CaptainBing

Kept watch above the treasure .

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The wind it blew, and all the crew

Were sorry that it blew so ;

If they were wrecked they might expect

To share the fate of Crusoe ,

And ride the spars like jolly tars ,

All shipwrecked men must do so .

The gale it roared , and

all on board

Began to say their

prayers ,

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And CaptainBing commenced to sing

To drown his many cares .

But when he found that he was drowned ,

It took him unawares !

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I had a dog

whose head was red ,

He always slept

upon his bed ;

He always ate

what he was fed

And barked when - eer

a word he said .
 Little Tommy Toddlekin ,

He fell down and bumped his shin ;

N
E
D

Hurt him sadly,

Cried quite badly,

Now his shin is well again .

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Have you seen the

Organ Grinder

With a monkey

on a string ?

He stands upon the sidewalk

And makes the music ring.

And all the little children

Around him dance and play

And have a very merry time

Before he goes away.

The monkey climbs the houses

To windows everywhere .

And gathers all the pennies

The children have to spare.

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Master Bunny

looks so funny

When he's sitting at his ease .

Little Dick

declares the trick

Any audience will please.

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 Oh , have you seen Mr. Green ?

He is neither fat nor lean,

Laughs and cries ,

Smiles and sighs,

Poo
Eats and drinks,

Reads and thinks

Coughs and sneezes

When he pleases ,

Walks and ambles,

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Skips and gambols , 5 .
HE
Slumbers deep

When asleep ,

Wears his clothes al

ld
wo
Where'ere he goes ,

Always found where he is seen

Funny man is Mr. Green !

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An elephant

to a

t
city wen

小
Dat
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or
.Po

old

elephant !
 And lived his life beneath a tent ,

Eating, drinking, thinking, blinking ,

With his trunk his chain a clinking,

Dreaming of the jungle cool ,

Juicy leaves and rippling pool~

Poor

old

elephant !
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Gingham dress , all white and

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Tried to pick a water- cress ,

Tore her dress an inch or two !

Home she ran , and in distress

Tooka thread and needle , too ,

Neatly mended her torn dress

Nowit is as good as new.

Co

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 Lee -Hi-Lung-Whan

it
Was a little Chinaman.

Wooden shoes with pointed

toes ,

Almond eyes and tiny nose ,

Pig-tail long and slick and black,

Clothes the same both front and back

Funny little Chinaman ,

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ree was a little nigger boy
The

Hadn't any shoes ;

He heard his mammy shoo the hens

And saved the shoos to use .

There was a little nigger boy

Had n't any hat ;

He wore instead a cabbage leaf,

It was so big and flat .

There was a little nigger boy

Hadn't any collar ;

And when the copper collared him

Nigger boy did holler.

L
 N
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R
T
S

There was a little nigger boy

Hadn't any coat :

So he tried to borrow one

From a nanny goat .

 KING

Hoy Stay

John Harrison Hoy

Was a cuteYankee boy,

With a face that was freckled and red ;

"Each American boy

" said young Hoy,

Is a King,

"For a crown always grows on his head.

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"Polly wants a cracker !"

The parrot loud did shout.

"Here's a cracker , Polly ,"

Said little Dickey Stout.

Poll took the cracker quickly,

Not knowing it was loaded ;

But while she held it tightly

It suddenly exploded .

Polly gave an awful

cry

Of mingled pain and

rage .

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She flew away from Dickey TE
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And hid within her cage.

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Baby pulled the pussy's tail

Naughty boy!

Pussy gave a painful wail ,

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Struggled hard without avail ;

Still the baby pulled her tail ~

Naughty boy !
Pussy raised her little paw ~

Angry cat !

Gave the baby's face a claw!

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Scratched his cheek

till it was raw

Awf lest scratch you ever saw~

Think of that !
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Was a bright Irish lad

Who loved to work hard at his ease;

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When I grow up, said he,

"

P
"I'll a gentleman be ,

For then I shall join the

Police "
 N
E
T .

I knew a Caterpillar

Which crawled to see a miller,

To ask if he would deign

To sell a load of grain .

But when he came to buy

He became a Butterfly,

So he couldn't use the grain

And he flew away

again.

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Ding-a-ling-a-ling - ling!

Can't you hear the bell ring?

First the man who sells the milk,

Then a lady dressed in silk,

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Next a beggar asking bread ,

Glad to work when he is fed ;

Now the gas man after money,

Then a peddlar peddling honey;

Then a plumber, then a drummer,

Selling books to read in summer,

The fruit man , the bread man ,

The man that fills the water can

Ting -a- ling- a- ling - ling !

Can't you hear the bell ring?

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 It's quite a trick

a ball to kick .

And very hard to catch it:

Yet children say

they love the play.

And nothing else can match it.

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DEN

Will you come into our store

and spend your money ?

Will you come into our store

and buy some honey ?

We have gingerbread and pies ,

And a host of naughty flies

Think eating up our stock

is very funny !
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u

The Bandit is a handsome man ,

In operas he sings ;

He wears a wig and fierce moustache

And many other things .

6 DEN
He looks just like a robber bold ,

When on the stage he stands .

Real Bandits lived in times of old ,

In distant , foreign lands .

N
E
D
 Miss Nancy puts on airs

When her sister's dress she wears .

And thinks a grown up woman

she can be .

She courtesies and bows

And struts in furbelows

As fine

as any

lady you

may see.

N
TE
The Bossie - Cow is big and red ,

Her eyes are round and bright , ~

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And those great horns upon her head

Are guite a horrid sight .

And yet the Bossie's verykind

And good to us . I think;

She's full of beefsteaks , you will find ,

And gives us milk to drink.

Standing on the sidewalk.

As if it were his lair, 1

Before McFarlan's window

Was a big black Bear.

His eyes were very small and fierce

And wickedly did glare .

A fact which all the children

did deplore .

MCFARLAN
But never once

he left his post ,

In weather foul

or fair
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ugh rise
And tho this may surp you ,

t n are
It won whe I decl

This awful brute was stuffed ,

And Mc Farlan put him there

To serv
e

as sign before his

clothing store !
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A man last Tuesday

built a house'

Without a window in it ;

It had no roof,

it had no floor ,

Nor doorway to go in it .

It had no chimney,
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had no walls ,

Nor stairs of
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any kind ;
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Because the man had

built this house

Entirely in his mind .

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 Goodness me !

Into the baby's mouth there goes

A fat little tootsie with five little toes!

Why baby does it , nobody knows ,

Thinks they are good to eat , I suppose

Goodness me!

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Pray. what can a civilized

boy do now ,

When the Dragons all

are dead ,

And the Giants stout ,

that we read about,

Have never a one a head ?

 Now,wasn't it mean that Jack o'the

Bean

Should slay these monsters fast,

And the otherJack should cut and hack

When there weren't enough to last ?

The boys today , are as bold , they say,

As ever they were ofyore :

And they'd spill a flood

of Dragon's Blood

If Dragons lived

any more .
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Hear the babies' serenade :

Tink

Tink

Tink !

Sweetest music ever made .

So the babies think.

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Dolly's run away today.

Dolly's run away !

Gone from home abroad to roam

And with the Gnome to play.

Dolly's such a naughty girl

When she does appear

I am sure she must endure

A scolding quite severe !

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 When Annie Waters lies asleep

She's very fair to see .

And mamma thinks no little girl

Could any sweeter be.

When Annie Waters wakens up

She romps with such a noise

That mamma thinks she's really worse

Than six or seven boys !

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A bee flew down and ate an ant ,

Abug he ate the bee;

A hen then gobbled down the bug

But failed the hawk to see .

The hawkhad eaten up the hen

Before he saw the cat

Which ate him up, but then a dog

Ate pussy quick as scat!

Awolfnow sprang upon the dog

And ate him in a trice ,

And then a lion ate the wolf

And found him very nice .

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But when the lion fell asleep

He said,"I really can't

Imagine why that wolf should taste

Exactly like an ant ! "

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 There was a whale

Who had no tail .

And he was full of sorrow;

He swam around

Long Island Sound

And tried a tail to borrow.

" Your tale is sad

And quite too bad ,"

The fishes all confided

"But while our fins

Are in our skins/

We'll never be divided.

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 But still his tail

He did bewail

To one fish or the other,

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'Til they said " Oh

Why don't you go

And blow yourself for another !"

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Once there was a little man

Who stepped upon my toes :

He would not apologise

And so I pulled his nose .

 Don't you want to buy a goose

or else a gander ?

I've one to sell that could'nt

well be grander ;

For his voice is loud and sweet

And his meat is good to eat ~

To refuse to buy would surely

be a slander.
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 Miss Nancy Brown

she came to town,

OnAbasket by her side ,

All filled with mud- pies

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neat and round

That in the sun she'd dried.

She wandered up and wandered down

And tried to sell her pies ,

But only met with sneer and frown .

To her intense surprise .

Miss Nancy Brown

she left the town.

And carried home her

pies .

And on the ground

she threw them down,

Which showed that she

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Was a girl of Hindoo ,

Who was rather too

large for her size ;

MEN Her teeth were

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quite white

And her nose

was all right ,

But she had a bad squint

to her eyes .

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 Here is Paddy Geegan , digging,

Trying hard to make

a well

Here is Paddy's billy goat , and

Looking cross , I grieve to tell .

With bowed head and eye that flashes

Quickly at poor Pat he dashes .

Now there's nothing more to tell

Both have fallen in the well .

N
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 Tim Jenkins tried

A horse to ride

Which was so fond of

shying

That , I declare

High in the air

The boywas quickly

flying.

LIEN
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 Rough riders are

The pride of war,

But bucking bronchos truly

Make riding rough ,

And tough enough

When they become unruly.

R.R.

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 Oh have you heard the Coogie Bird ?

It sings a song that's quite absurd .

It sings a song that is n't long,

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And the song it sings as it flaps it's wings

Is "
Qwee -wee -wee" and Qwee - wee -
wird!

Now isn't that song quite absurd,

That's sung by the foolish Coogie Bird?

When breezes blow the ship will go

A Sailing o'er the sea :

With flag apeak she'll sail to seek

Her Country's enemy

And win a name of glorious fame

Ere she

returns

to me .

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 There was a man named Donnegan

I WANT WORK Who wandered up and down ,

And always in the country stayed

Unless he came to town.

The people to him kindly said ,

"What doyou want, my man? " WAN HA

T R

"Tis work I want , oh , give me work ! "

Replied bold Donnegan .

1

But though he wandered north and south.

And travelled east and west ,

No work came to brave Donnegan ,

WANTWORK

Who passed his days at rest .

S
DIEN
Where do the chickens go at night

Heigh-ho! where do they go?

Under the breast of their mother theyrest ,

Finding her feathers a soft, fluffy nest ;

And there's where the chicks go at night ,

Heigh - ho!

Yes there's where the chicks go at night.

N
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 These are the cats the

babies have

In China , far away ;

They carry them where ere they go

And love with them to play.

When baby pulls their heads way down

The cats will say " mie - ew,"

As if they really were alive

And knew

the baby, too .

S
AET
The Sun- Bear dances merrily

Upon the ball so round ,

And has to balance warily

Or fall upon the ground .

To emulate A juggler great

No better bear

is found .

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The soldier is a splendid man

When marching on parade ;

And when he meets the enemy

He never is afraid .

And when he fires his musket off

He loads it up again ;

And when he charges on the foe

Resistance is in vain.
 And when he marches home again

He's called a hero bold ,

And many very wondrous tales

Are by the soldier told .

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Once a girl named Betsy Baker

Thought she'd like to be a Quaker ;

On her head she put a shaker

Thinking that the shaker '

d make her,

Betsy Baker, a real Quaker.

 One Old Cat !

Batter's at the bat .

Pitch and catch the batter's out!

Laugh and run and slide and shout

A very merry game is that.

And they call it

One Old Cat !

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 There was a boy

from Kalamazoo
,

SD
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Who ate too much hot

celery stew.

He felt quite ill

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and took a pill

And now he feels

PILLS

as good

as new.
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There was a boy, a tiny

mite,

Who tried to fly a mighty

kite ,

And then , alas !

It came to pass

Both boy and kite flew out of sight

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When George Washington was young

And full of energy,

He took his little hatchet

And chopped a cherry tree .

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His father grew quite angry.

This sorry sight to see,

For he was very fond indeed

Of that same cherry tree .

And so he question Georgie :

ed

"Who did this thing ? said he.

"I cannot tell a lie ,

" said

George ,

"I chopped the

cherry tree!

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The father then wept tears

of Joy,

At such brave honesty:

"Your truthfulness is worth

far more

Than one small cherry tree

And when his father walked away

George siezed the ax with glee

And hacked away till he had felled

Another cherry tree .

His father now returned in haste ,

took Georgie on his knee ,

And said "I'll teach you to destroy

My pretty cherry tree ! "

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"Don't spank! " cried George ; " I'll

tell the truth ,

For still I'll honest be ;

"Twas I , dear father, took the ax

And chopped the cherry tree . "

"Oh, ho! " Said Mr Washington

"Unless 1 punish thee

Thy truth will cost to me the loss

Of every cherry tree ! "

'Twas full a week before poor George

Sat down with any ease ,

His father sold the hatchet

And saved his cherry - trees .

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 Sammy Simpson

all the day

Loves at "Soldier Boy"

to play .

When it comes to

candle -light

He is glad to say
Y.A.V
US

"good night.

STEN
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