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SOME CHRISTMAS YOUNGSTERS
I
THE STRENGTH OF THE WEAK
Last
Chris'mus, little Benny
Wuzn't sick so bad,—
Now he's had the worst spell
Ever yet he had.
Ever' Chris'mus-morning, though,
He'll p'tend as if
He's asleep—an' first you know
He's got your “Chris'mus-gif'”!
Wuzn't sick so bad,—
Now he's had the worst spell
Ever yet he had.
Ever' Chris'mus-morning, though,
He'll p'tend as if
He's asleep—an' first you know
He's got your “Chris'mus-gif'”!
Pa he's good to all of us
All the time; but when,
Ever' time it's Chris'mus,
He's as good-again!—
'Sides our toys an' candy,
Ever' Chris'mus he
Gives us all a quarter,
Certain as can be!
All the time; but when,
Ever' time it's Chris'mus,
He's as good-again!—
'Sides our toys an' candy,
Ever' Chris'mus he
Gives us all a quarter,
Certain as can be!
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Pa, this morning, tiptoe' in
To make the fire, you know,
Long 'fore it's daylight,
An' all's ice an' snow!—
An' Benny holler, “Chris'mus-gif'!”
An' Pa jump an' say,
“You'll only git a dollar if
You skeer me thataway!”
To make the fire, you know,
Long 'fore it's daylight,
An' all's ice an' snow!—
An' Benny holler, “Chris'mus-gif'!”
An' Pa jump an' say,
“You'll only git a dollar if
You skeer me thataway!”
II
THE LITTLE QUESTIONER
Babe she's so alwaysWantin' more to hear
All about Santy Claus,
An' says: “Mommy dear,
Where's Santy's home at
When he ain't away?—
An' is they Mizzuz Santy Claus
An' little folks—say?—
Chris'mus, Santy's always here—
Don't they want him, too?
When it ain't Chris'mus
What does he do?”
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III
PARENTAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Parunts don't git toys an' things,Like you'd think they ruther.—
Mighty funny Chris'mus-gif's
Parunts gives each other!—
Pa give Ma a barrel o' flour,
An' Ma she give to Pa
The nicest dinin'-table
She know he ever saw!
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