The book of joyous children . re killdees dip, and cattle glinting little minnows leap ! Sing! slimpsy lass who trips aboveAnd sets the foot-log quivering ! Sing ! bittern, bumble-bee, and dove—Sing ! Sing ! Sing ! Sing as you will, O singers all Who sing because you want to sing! Sing ! peacock on the orchard tree-toad by the trickling spring ! Sing ! every bird on every bough—Sing ! every living, loving thing— Sing any song, and anyhow. But Sing ! Sing ! Sing ! [137 ] THE JAYBIRD The Jaybird he s my favorite Of all the birds they is !I think he s quite a stylish sight In th
The book of joyous children . re killdees dip, and cattle glinting little minnows leap ! Sing! slimpsy lass who trips aboveAnd sets the foot-log quivering ! Sing ! bittern, bumble-bee, and dove—Sing ! Sing ! Sing ! Sing as you will, O singers all Who sing because you want to sing! Sing ! peacock on the orchard tree-toad by the trickling spring ! Sing ! every bird on every bough—Sing ! every living, loving thing— Sing any song, and anyhow. But Sing ! Sing ! Sing ! [137 ] THE JAYBIRD The Jaybird he s my favorite Of all the birds they is !I think he s quite a stylish sight In that blue suit of his :An when he lights an shuts his wings, His coats a ^^cutaway —I guess its only when he sings Youd know he wuz a jay. I like to watch him when he s lit In top of any tree,Cause all birds git wite out of it When he lights, an they seeHow proud he act, an swell an spread His chest out more an raise the feathers on his head Like its cut pompadore ! [138] ¥ m^ l LIKE TO WATCH HIM. A BEAR FAMILY. WuNSTj way West in lUinoise,Wuz two Bears an their two boysAn the two boys names, you know,Wuz—like ours is,—Jim an Jo ;An their parunts^ names wuz samesAll big grown-up peoples names,—1st Mi^ Bear, the neighbers callEm, an Mister Bear—ats —an Miz Bear scold him, too,1st like grown folks should nH do ! Wuz a grea -big river there,An, crosst that, s a moun-tain whereOld Bear said some dayhe d go,^ >y^} Ef she dontquit scoldinso ! So, one day when he beendown
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