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1 Our hired girl, she's 'Lizabuth Ann;
2 An' she can cook best things to eat! 3 She ist puts dough in our pie-pan, 4 An' pours in somepin' 'at's good an' sweet; 5 An' nen she salts it all on top 6 With cinnamon; an' nen she'll stop 7 An' stoop an' slide it, ist as slow, 8 In th' old cook-stove, so's 'twon't slop 9 An' git all spilled; nen bakes it, so 10 It's custard-pie, first thing you know! 11 An' nen she'll say, 12 "Clear out o' my way! 13 They's time fer work, an' time fer play! 14 Take yer dough, an' run, child, run! 15 Er I cain't git no cookin' done!" 16 When our hired girl 'tends like she's mad, 17 An' says folks got to walk the chalk 18 When she's around, er wisht they had! 19 I play out on our porch an' talk 20 To Th' Raggedy Man 'at mows our lawn; 21 An' he says, "Whew!" an' nen leans on 22 His old crook-scythe, and blinks his eyes, 23 An' sniffs all 'round an' says, "I swawn! 24 Ef my old nose don't tell me lies, 25 It 'pears like I smell custard-pies!" 26 An' nen he'll say, 27 "Clear out o' my way! 28 They's time fer work, an' time fer play! 29 Take yer dough, an' run, child, run! 30 Er she cain't git no cookin' done!" 31 Wunst our hired girl, when she 32 Got the supper, an' we all et, 33 An' it wuz night, an' Ma an' me 34 An' Pa went wher' the "Social" met, -- 35 An' nen when we come home, an' see 36 A light in the kitchen door, an' we 37 Heerd a maccordeun, Pa says, "Lan'- 38 O'-Gracious! who can her beau be?" 39 An' I marched in, an' 'Lizabuth Ann 40 Wuz parchin' corn fer The Raggedy Man! 41 Better say, 42 "Clear out o' the way! 43 They's time fer work, an' time fer play! 44 Take the hint, an' run, child, run! 45 Er we cain't git no courtin' done!" 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 |