Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man |
Some line breaks adjusted to keep consistent 4-line stanzas. Variations on Rand McNally name kept as printed. DOLLY AND MOLLY AND THE FARMER MAN By ELIZABETH GORDON AUTHOR OF THE “DOLLY AND MOLLY SERIES,” “THE BUTTERFLY BABIES’ BOOK,” “WATERMELON PETE” “GRANDDAD COCO NUT’S PARTY” title page: girls at picnic RAND McNALLY & COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK Copyright, 1914, By Rand, McNally & Co. copyright page: girls dancing The Rand-McNally Press Chicago grasshopper girls carrying basket in field Went Dolly and Molly, one fine summer day, To watch while the farmer man made the new hay. dancing girls girls carrying basket outside house And a beautiful basket of luncheon they took, All wrapped in white napkins by Mary the cook. girls having picnic Oh, the big noise it made! And he cut down that hay, each spear and each blade. girls carrying basket girls watching farmer with scythe grasshoppers watching hay being cut The Grasshoppers hoppered, and gazed in surprise. You ought to have seen how they stuck out their eyes! dancing girls He took a big fork and he spread, all around, That sweet-smelling hay on the sunshiny ground. girls having picnic toads watching, suitcase in hand blinked sadly, saying, “Oh, well, We shall just have to move to the Burdock Hotel.” girls carrying basket rows, and left it to dry, While they all ate their lunch ’neath a big tree near by. dancing girls girls watching farmer rake hay saying, “Please give me some,” So Dolly and Molly each gave him a crumb. girls having picnic Then the man tossed the hay in a great shiny heap, And put on its night cap, and left it to sleep. girls carrying basket girls helping put cover over hay farmer walking away down path Then a black and gold Bumblebee bumbled along, Saying, “It’s-time-little-girlies- were-home-where-they-b’long.” dancing girls girls following bumblebee So Dolly and Molly, all tired with play, Just followed the Bumblebee home all the way. girls having picnic grandmother feeding girls And Grandmother gave them some milk and some bread, And lovingly kissed them and put them to bed. girls carrying basket And the sleep fairies came to that little white room, And sprinkled them over with sleep flower bloom. dancing girls sleep fairies sprinkling sleep flowers on girls that beautiful day, When the twins watched the farmer man make the new hay. girls having picnic |
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