Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916, Vawter, Will, 1871-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 105
ls conspired, every day,Some mad i)iece of mischief, with whoop and hoo-ray,That hurt yet defied her,—how happy were they !—Hik-tee-dik ! Billy and Buddy ! At the ring of the bell they d rush in with a yell— Hik-tee-dik ! Billy and Buddy !And theyd bang the school-door till the plastering fell,… … [90] HIK-TEE-DIK! This trick seemed so neat and so safe a conceit,Hik-tee-dik ! Billy and Buddy !— They played it threetimes — thoughthe third theywere beat;Hik-tee-dik! Bil-ly and Bud-dy! For the teacher, sherighted her desk—raised the lid And folded andpacked awayeach little kid— Closed the…
Children's poetry, American
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