Come to the land where the babies grow, Like flowers in the green, green grass. Tiny babes that swing and crow Whenever the warm winds pass, And laugh at their own bright eyes aglow In a fairy looking-glass. Come to …[Continue]
Did You Ever
Did you ever go to the watering trough And watch the sparrows drink? Did you ever go to Potter’s pond And see the divers sink? Did you ever steal to the barn at night And watch the hoot-owls think? Leroy …[Continue]
Boats
Hitch up your cattle And drive to Seattle To see all the boats come in,— From Kibi and Kobi And Panama Dobi And some from the Islands of Myn. They’re bringing us rices And cocoa and spices And pineapples done …[Continue]
The Salesman
Hi! Hi! Who will buy A wee little cloud for the pretty blue sky? Some are purple, some are red, And all are soft as a feather bed. Hi! Little children, won’t any one buy One little cloud for the …[Continue]
The Runaways
A pipe and a spoon and a tenpenny nail Stole a tin dishpan and went for a sail. But the cook he grew curious, Fussy, and furious; Gathered his trappings, and went on their trail. He found them that night …[Continue]
Plenty
There are plenty feathers on a hen And prickers on a rose, There is plenty roaring in a den Of lions, goodness knows; There are plenty fishes in the lake And islands in the sea; There are plenty raisins in …[Continue]
Here Comes A Cabbage
Here comes a cabbage with a bonnet on its head, A pretty purple bonnet with a bow of blue and red; And here comes a bottle with a collar ’round its neck, A handsome linen collar, too, without a spot …[Continue]
The Tippany Flower
O what will you take for a tippany flower, And what will you take for a pansy? I’ll take a smile for the tippany flower, And a kiss for the pretty pansy. Leroy F. Jackson…[Continue]
Old Father Annum
Old Father Annum on New Year’s Day Picked up his bag of months and years, Thrust in his hand in a careless way, And pulled a wee fellow out by the ears. “There you are,…[Continue]
A Bundle Of Hay
A bundle of hay From Baffin’s Bay, A johnny-cake from Rome, A man and a mule From Ultima Thule To carry the cargo home. Leroy F. Jackson…[Continue]
Peter, Popper
Peter, popper, dopper, Dan, Catch a moonbeam if you can; Climb a cedar ten feet high And pick the planets from the sky. You’re a wonder, little man— Peter, popper, dopper, Dan. Leroy F. Jackson…[Continue]
Hetty Hutton
Hetty Hutton, Here’s a button, Sew it on your dress. Willie Waller, Here’s a dollar, Maybe more or less. Mister Shuster, Here’s a rooster, Put him in a pen. Mister Saxon, Get an ax an’ Let him out again. Leroy …[Continue]
