  Pip! pop! flippety flop! Here am I, all ready to pop. Girls and boys, the fire burns clear; Gather about the chimney here. Big ones, little ones, all in a row. Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! Into the bowl the kernels drop. Sharp and hard and yellow and small; Must say they don't look good at all. But wait till they burst into warm white snow! Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! Don't fill me too full; shut down the top! Rake out the coals in an even bed, Topaz yellow and ruby red; Shade your eyes from the fiery glow. Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! Shake me steadily; do not stop! Backward and forward, not up and down; Don't let me drop, or you'll burn it brown. Never too high and never too low. Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! Now they are singing, and soon they'll hop. Hi! the kernels begin to swell; Ho! at last they are dancing well. Puffs and fluffs of feathery snow, Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! All full, little ones? Time to stop! Pour out the snowy, feathery mass; Here is a treat for lad and lass. Open your mouths now, all in a row; Munch away! crunch away! here we go! |
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