1 Little Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay, 2 An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away, 3 An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep, 4 An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep; 5 An' all us other childern, when the supper-things is done, 6 We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun 7 A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about, 8 An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you 9 Ef you 10 Don't 11 Watch 12 Out! 13 Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn't say his prayers, -- 14 An' when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs, 15 His Mammy heerd him holler, an' his Daddy heerd him bawl, 16 An' when they turn't the kivvers down, he wuzn't there at all! 17 An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press, 18 An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever'-wheres, I guess; 19 But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout: -- 20 An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you 21 Ef you 22 Don't 23 Watch 24 Out! 25 An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin, 26 An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin; 27 An' wunst, when they was "company," an' ole folks wuz there, 28 She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she didn't care! 29 An' thist as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide, 30 They wuz two great big Black Things a-standin' by her side, 31 An' they snatched her through the ceilin' 'fore she knowed what she's about! 32 An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you 33 Ef you 34 Don't 35 Watch 36 Out! 37 An' little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue, 38 An' the lamp-wick sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo! 39 An' you hear the crickets quit, an' the moon is gray, 40 An' the lightnin'-bugs in dew is all squenched away, -- 41 You better mind yer parunts, an' yer teachurs fond an' dear, 42 An' churish them 'at loves you, an' dry the orphant's tear, 43 An' he'p the pore an' needy ones 'at clusters all about, 44 Er the Gobble-uns 'll git you 45 Ef you 46 Don't 47 Watch 48 Out! Unsatisfied? Search for more:Other Cool Sites:Hot Arts & Stage NewsLyrics Catalogue Sound Tracks Guide Guide to Serials and Shows English Subtitles For DivX Movies Hundreds of Cooking Recipes Over 5000 Cocktails Recipes Cool Online Encyclopedia Cellulars Descriptions and Reviews Algorithms Dictionary Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Usenet Newsgroups Reader |