  Good-bye to all the Teddy Bears, both big and small! The "Billy Possums" are in style for one and all. We little girls, like older folks, are bound to keep in style, And so we have to change our toys 'most every little while. When Roosevelt or "Teddy," was ruler o'er this land, All stylish girls and clever boys kept bears on hand To play with and to walk with and to put to bed at night, As "Teddy Bears" were symbols of the Rooseveltian light. But when King Teddy left his throne, Taft got his seat, And soft brown Teddies disappeared from home and street, While "Billy Possum" came to rule for two years or for three, |
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