 | Rhymes and jingles by Mary Mapes Dodge |  |
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UP IN A BALLOON
We four went up in a big balloon—
Father, Uncle, Fred, and I;
The band struck up a beautiful tune,
And all the populace waved “good-bye.”
Father, Uncle, Fred, and I;
The band struck up a beautiful tune,
And all the populace waved “good-bye.”
At first it wavered, and jerked and swayed,
And father asked: “Do you feel afraid?”
But I laughed: “Oh, no!
It is grand to go;”
And so he called me his brave little maid.
And father asked: “Do you feel afraid?”
But I laughed: “Oh, no!
It is grand to go;”
And so he called me his brave little maid.
Up we went. Oh, ever so high!
Up, till we must have touched the sky;
Town, river, and bay,
All faded away,—
And then poor Freddy began to cry:
“I want to get out,” he screamed, “oh, my!”
Up, till we must have touched the sky;
Town, river, and bay,
All faded away,—
And then poor Freddy began to cry:
“I want to get out,” he screamed, “oh, my!”
Up, up, we went, and on we sailed;
While still poor Freddy wept and wailed.
He jumped about,
And tried to get out;
And so we soon went down, down, down,
And tied the balloon to a tree in town.
While still poor Freddy wept and wailed.
He jumped about,
And tried to get out;
And so we soon went down, down, down,
And tied the balloon to a tree in town.
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