Granny

James Whitcomb Riley

1     Granny's come to our house, 
2       And ho! my lawzy-daisy! 
3     All the childern round the place 
4       Is ist a-runnin' crazy! 
5     Fetched a cake fer little Jake, 
6       And fetched a pie fer Nanny, 
7     And fetched a pear fer all the pack 
8       That runs to kiss their Granny! 

9     Lucy Ellen's in her lap, 
10     And Wade and Silas Walker 
11   Both's a-ridin' on her foot, 
12     And 'Pollos on the rocker; 
13   And Marthy's twins, from Aunt Marinn's, 
14     And little Orphant Annie, 
15   All's a-eatin' gingerbread 
16     And giggle-un at Granny! 

17   Tells us all the fairy tales 
18     Ever thought er wundered -- 
19   And 'bundance o' other stories -- 
20     Bet she knows a hunderd! -- 
21   Bob's the one fer "Whittington," 
22     And "Golden Locks" fer Fanny! 
23   Hear 'em laugh and clap their hands, 
24     Listenin' at Granny! 

25   "Jack the Giant-Killer" 's good; 
26     And "Bean-Stalk" 's another! -- 
27   So's the one of "Cinderell'" 
28     And her old godmother; -- 
29   That-un's best of all the rest -- 
30     Bestest one of any, -- 
31   Where the mices scampers home 
32     Like we runs to Granny! 

33   Granny's come to our house, 
34     Ho! my lawzy-daisy! 
35   All the childern round the place 
36     Is ist a-runnin' crazy! 
37   Fetched a cake fer little Jake, 
38     And fetched a pie fer Nanny, 
39   And fetched a pear fer all the pack 
40     That runs to kiss their Granny!

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