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The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley

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Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916)

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VOLUME I
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VOLUME II
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VOLUME III
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VOLUME IV
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VOLUME V
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VOLUME VI
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V
SINGS A “WINKY-TOODEN” SONG—

O Here's a little rhyme for the Spring- or Summer-time—
An' a-ho-winky-tooden-an'-a-ho!—
Just a little bit o' tune you can twitter, May or June,
An' a-ho-winky-tooden-an'-a-ho!
It's a song that soars and sings,
As the birds that twang their wings
Or the katydids and things
Thus and so, don't you know,
An' a-ho-winky-tooden-an'-a-ho!
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It's a song just broken loose, with no reason or excuse—
An' a-ho-winky-tooden-an'-a-ho!
You can sing along with it—or it matters not a bit—
An' a-ho-winky-tooden-an'-a-ho!
It's a lovely little thing
That 'most any one could sing
With a ringle-dingle-ding,
Soft and low, don't you know,
An' a-ho-winky-tooden-an'-a-ho!
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