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48
OFF TO THE SEA
Here comes the train! Good-bye, Papa! Good-bye, good-bye to all!
We'll watch you from the window till your bodies grow quite small.
They say the engine flies along much faster than a bee—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
We'll watch you from the window till your bodies grow quite small.
They say the engine flies along much faster than a bee—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
Dear Auntie Nell and Nursie, as well as Cousin Mat,
And Noel, grave and chubby, in his ribboned sailor hat,
And Baby, with her merry eyes that sparkle in their glee—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
And Noel, grave and chubby, in his ribboned sailor hat,
And Baby, with her merry eyes that sparkle in their glee—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
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O run along, dear Puff-puff, just as hard as you can run,
And eat some coal for luncheon while we have our currant bun,
For Auntie says if you are fed you'll get us there by three—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
And eat some coal for luncheon while we have our currant bun,
For Auntie says if you are fed you'll get us there by three—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
At Cromer we shall find a man to drive a wagonette
Past succory and poppies—how we hope it won't be wet!
And when we reach our lodgings we shall quickly have our tea—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
Past succory and poppies—how we hope it won't be wet!
And when we reach our lodgings we shall quickly have our tea—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
I mean to build a castle just as tall as Auntie's head
For the waves to knock to pieces when I'm dreaming in my bed;
And Noel says he'll make a house that's taller than a tree—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
For the waves to knock to pieces when I'm dreaming in my bed;
And Noel says he'll make a house that's taller than a tree—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
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Just see the goosey-gander and the moo-cows by the brook,
Their sides are marked like those I have at Thetford in my book.
O Noel, see the piggies, and the coffee-coloured gee!—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
Their sides are marked like those I have at Thetford in my book.
O Noel, see the piggies, and the coffee-coloured gee!—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
And Auntie hopes we'll freckle on our faces, and be brave,
And not cry when Nursie dips us for a minute in the wave;
So I mean to be courageous, as a little girl should be—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
And not cry when Nursie dips us for a minute in the wave;
So I mean to be courageous, as a little girl should be—
We're going down to Sherringham to paddle in the sea!
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