Rhymes: Said he to the rat:...

Said he to the rat: "I have talked with the cat; And she'll nab you so quick you won't know where you're at."

Said he to the lizard: "I'm really no wizard, But I'll show you a trick that will tickle your gizzard."

Said he to the lark: "When it gets fairly dark We'll chase the mosquitoes in Peek-a-Boo Park."

Said he to the owl: "If it were not for your scowl I'd like you as well as most any wild fowl."

Said he to the wren: "You're tiny, but then I'll marry you quick, if you'll only say when."

UP ON THE GARDEN GATE

Set me up on the garden gate And put on my Sunday tie; I want to be there With a round-eyed stare When the circus band goes by.

Give me a bag of suckerettes And give me a piece of gum, Then I'll get down And treat the clown, And give the monkey some.

'Most any chip Will do for a ship, If only the cargo be Golden sand From the beautiful land Of far-off Arcady. For faith will waft The tiny craft O'er Fancy's shining sea.

Who hung his hat on the moon? The owl in his bubble balloon. One bright summer night He sailed out of sight, And, hooting like Lucifer, hung in delight His three-cornered hat on the moon.

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?

"What makes you laugh, my little lass, From morning until noon?" "I saw a dappled donkey Throwing kisses at the moon."

"What makes you cry, my little lass, And get your eyes so red?" "I saw a cruel gardener cut A poor old cabbage head."

"What makes you run, my little lass? You're almost out of breath." "A pumpkin made a face at me, And scared me half to death."

When Timmy O'Toole Was going to school He picked up a package of gum. He treated the preacher And Sunday-school teacher, And gave a policeman some.

A MAN CAME FROM MALDEN

A man came from Malden to buy a blue goose. And what became of the gander? He went and got tipsy on blackberry juice, And that was the end of the gander.

The mighty baron, Batteroff, Raised a whale in a watering trough. When the whale grew large and fat He ate the baron's brindle cat. But pussy, once inside the whale, Began to tickle with her tail. This the monster could not stand, And spewed her out upon dry land. That night, when all was fine as silk And she had supped her bread and milk, She grinned and told old Batteroff How she got the whale to cough.

SIX LITTLE SALMON

I sing a funny song from away out west, Of six little salmon with their hats on; How they all left home--but I forget the rest-- The six little salmon with their hats on.

TO GARRY ON THE TOOT-TOOT

Oh, I want to go to Garry On the toot-toot, toot-toot, You and I together On the toot-toot, toot-toot. Go run and ask your mother For some kind of cake or other, And a bit of cotton wadding For your ball-suit. Get your bobber and a bat, And be back as quick as scat, For we've got to go to Garry On the toot-toot.

Bobbin rode a rocking-horse 'Way down to Doubbledoon, He told his little sister He'd be back that afternoon. But maybe after all she didn't Understand him right, For he wasn't back again Till the middle of the night.

And what did little Bobbin see 'Way down at Doubbledoon? He saw a crazy Arab Throwing bubbles at the moon, A monkey making faces And a rabbit in a rage, A parrot shouting "Murder!" From the ceiling of his cage.

At last a yellow jumping-jack, A camel, and a coon, Chased poor little Bobbin All the way from Doubbledoon.

Billy Bluebird had a party In an elder tree, But the little black-eyed smarty Didn't ask us to his party Neither you nor me.

This is what they had for dinner, For I peeked to see: Apple seeds and beetle finner, And for drink the little sinner Gave them tansy tea.

But there came an awful clatter From that elder tree, When he served them on a platter Hopper-hash and brick-dust batter Trimmed with celery!

All the folks were hale and hearty, Happy as could be; And that little black-eyed smarty Left out of his funny party Only you and me.

I'VE GOT A YELLOW PUPPY

I've got a yellow puppy, And I've got a speckled hen, I've got a lot of little Spotted piggies in a pen. I've got a gun that used to shoot, Another one that squirts, I've got some horehound candy And a pair of woolen shirts. I've got a little rubber ball They use for playing golf, And mamma thinks that's maybe why I've got the whooping-cough.

DOCTOR McSWATTLE

Doctor McSwattle Filled up a bottle With vinegar, varnish, and rum. And offered a swallow To all who would follow The call of his trumpet and drum. It's good, I am told, For a cough or a cold; It's good for a pain in your thumb.

Columbus sailed over the ocean blue To find the United States. In three small ships he carried his crew, And none of the three were mates.

He found a land in the western seas, And Indians galore, With jabbering parrots in the trees, And sharks along the shore.

He filled his pockets with sparkling stones And took to the mighty main, With a couple of slaves, some nuts and cones For the glorious king of Spain.