The book of joyous children . [159] OLD MAN WHISKERY-WHEE-KUM-WHEEZE Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-WheezeLives way up in the leaves o wunst I slipped up-stairs to playIn Auntys room, while she uz away ;An I clumbed up in her cushion-chairAn ist peeked out o the winder there -,An there I saw—wite out in the trees—Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze ! An Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-WheezeWould bow an bow, with the leaves in the breeze,An waggle his whiskers an raggledy hair,An bow to me in the winder there !An I d peek out, an he d peek inAn waggle his whiskers an bow agin,Ist like the leaves ud

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The book of joyous children . [159] OLD MAN WHISKERY-WHEE-KUM-WHEEZE Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-WheezeLives way up in the leaves o wunst I slipped up-stairs to playIn Auntys room, while she uz away ;An I clumbed up in her cushion-chairAn ist peeked out o the winder there -,An there I saw—wite out in the trees—Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze ! An Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-WheezeWould bow an bow, with the leaves in the breeze,An waggle his whiskers an raggledy hair,An bow to me in the winder there !An I d peek out, an he d peek inAn waggle his whiskers an bow agin,Ist like the leaves ud wave in the breeze—Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze ![ 160] bow to me in the winder there ! WHISKERY-WHEE-KUM-WHEEZE An Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze,Seem-like, says to me : ^^See my beesA-bringin my dinner! An see my cupO locus-blossoms theyve plum filled up?An ^^ Um-yum, honey! wuz last lie waggled his whiskers an bowed his head ;An I yellS; Gimme some, wont you, please,Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze ?. [163]

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