. Cradle songs . HE WRITES IT To come to din-ner Christ-mas Day. WHAT BA-BY DID. He wrote it ver-y black andplain,. HE MAILS IT. Criss-crossed and marked it alla-gain; WHAT BA-BY DID. And though he had not had his napHe next was seen in cloak and cap, And go-ing up the crowd-ed street,Safe in his hand the mis-sive sweet, To drop it in the boxhim-self,The awful lit-tle dar-ling elf! TWO KIND LIT-TLE GIRLS. Whith-er a-way,Lit-tle la-dies so gay?O, o-ver the hillTo Grand-moth-er Dill!And what have you thereIn your bas-ket square? O, pud-dings and pies,A lit-tle sur-prise!Why such good-willTo Gran

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. Cradle songs . HE WRITES IT To come to din-ner Christ-mas Day. WHAT BA-BY DID. He wrote it ver-y black andplain,. HE MAILS IT. Criss-crossed and marked it alla-gain; WHAT BA-BY DID. And though he had not had his napHe next was seen in cloak and cap, And go-ing up the crowd-ed street,Safe in his hand the mis-sive sweet, To drop it in the boxhim-self,The awful lit-tle dar-ling elf! TWO KIND LIT-TLE GIRLS. Whith-er a-way,Lit-tle la-dies so gay?O, o-ver the hillTo Grand-moth-er Dill!And what have you thereIn your bas-ket square? O, pud-dings and pies,A lit-tle sur-prise!Why such good-willTo Grand-moth-er Dill ? TWO KIND LIT-TLE GIRLS. O, ev-er-y one shouldOn Christ-mas do good !

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