S-I-N-G, SING, Just hear the children chant.
B-A, BA, B-Y, BY, And that spells BABY, love;
L-A, LA, D-Y, DY, And that spells LADY, dove.
M-A, MA, R-Y, RY, And that spells MARY, child,
E-D, ED, D-Y, DY, That's EDDY, sweet and mild.
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_THE KITTEN_.
ONE, two, (1, 2,) Here's a kitten for you;
THREE, four, (3, 4,) She will open the door,
FIVE, six, (5, 6,) And your cream she will mix,--
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SEVEN, eight, (7, 8,) If you are too late,
NINE, ten, (9, 10,) To cover the pan;
ELEVEN, twelve, (11, 12,) And then you must delve,--
THIRTEEN, fourteen, (13, 14,) To cover her sporting;
FIFTEEN, Sixteen, (15, 16,) But while you are fixing,---
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SEVENTEEN, eighteen, (17, 18,) Remember I'm waiting,
NINETEEN, twenty, (19, 20,) For butter a plenty.
To those who serve you, children, all, Be gentle and polite,-- For thus are gentle-women known, Or gentle-men, at sight.
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_DOLLY DIMPLE_.
DOLLY DIMPLE, just for fun, Stands to show us she is ONE.
Dolly and her sister Sue Show that ONE and ONE make Two.
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Dolly, Sue, and Nanny Lee, Show that ONE with TWO make THREE.
Doll, Sue, Nan, and little Noah, Show that ONE with THREE make FOUR
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Doll, Sue, Nan, Noah, and Ben Brive Show that ONE with FOUR make FIVE.
Now all these with Jenny Hicks Show that ONE with FIVE make SIX.
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One more, Ned, a baby, even, Shows that ONE with SIX make SEVEN.
With these girls and boys, put Kate, And the ONE with SEVEN make EIGHT.
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All these eight, with Adaline Show that ONE with EIGHT make NINE.
Now with these put Dick, and then You'll see that ONE with NINE make TEN.
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_IF YOU PLEASE_.
I hope my children never will Say, "Give me" this or that,-- But, "If you please," I'd like a bun, Or, "Thank you" for a pat.
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_THE POOR LITTLE CHICK-A-DEES_.
TEN little chick-a-dees clinging to a vine,-- A speckled snake charmed _one_, then there were but NINE.