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FATHER IS COMING!
Hark, hark!” say the children, “hark, hark!”
And out of doors they go;
For they hear the dog begin to bark,
And father comes, they know.
And out of doors they go;
For they hear the dog begin to bark,
And father comes, they know.
Jane, and Lucy, and Charley dear,
All love the noisy Tray;
And quick they spring his bark to hear,
At close of summer's day.
All love the noisy Tray;
And quick they spring his bark to hear,
At close of summer's day.
For when Tray jumps the orchard wall,
Their hearts are full of bliss,
And forth they scamper, one and all,
To gain a father's kiss.
Their hearts are full of bliss,
And forth they scamper, one and all,
To gain a father's kiss.
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And dearly father loves to take
His babies on his knee,
While one calls out for “patty cake,”
Another cries, “Take me!”
His babies on his knee,
While one calls out for “patty cake,”
Another cries, “Take me!”
Jane runs to bring the milk and bread,
And Lucy takes his hat,
While Charley shakes his silky head,
And brings his pussy cat.
And Lucy takes his hat,
While Charley shakes his silky head,
And brings his pussy cat.
The happy boy, and Lucy too,
Will father's supper share;
Then Jane unties each little shoe,
And mother combs their hair.
Will father's supper share;
Then Jane unties each little shoe,
And mother combs their hair.
And this is why, at set of sun,
They every one will hark,
To see who first will call, “Run, run!
For Tray begins to bark!”
They every one will hark,
To see who first will call, “Run, run!
For Tray begins to bark!”
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