Bib Ballads — His Wonderful Choo-choos

HIS WONDERFUL CHOO-CHOOS

When I see his wonderful choo-choo trains, Which he daily builds with infinite pains, Whose cars are a crazy and curious lot-- A doll, a picture, a pepper pot, A hat, a pillow, a horse, a book, A pote, a mintie, a button hook, A bag of tobacco, a piece of string, A pair of wubbas, a bodkin ring, A deck of twos and a paper box, A brush, a comb and a lot of blocks-- When I first gaze on his wonderful trains, Which he daily builds with infinite pains, I laugh, and I think to myself, "O gee!

Was ever a child as cute as he?"

But when he's gone to his cozy nest, From the toil of his strenuous day to rest, And when I gaze on his trains once more, Where they lie, abandoned, across the floor, And when the terrible task I face Of putting each "Pullman" back in its place, I groan a little, and think, "O gee!

Was ever a child as mean as he?"

GLOSSARY

Bodkin--A napkin Mintie--A mitten.

Pote--A pencil.

Twos--Cards.

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