Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916, Vawter, Will, 1871-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 68
t said ^Tick,It said Sick, instead. And he heard it say Sick !And when it said Tick- Atty—tick-atty—tock,He said it said Sick- Atty—sick-atty—sock !And he tried to see then, But the light was too dim.Yet he heard it again— And t was talkinq to him ! And then it said Sick-Atty—sick-atty—sick! You… … And rikle-ty wrap itAnd clickle-ty clap itAgainst his cold feet-Al-ty—weep-aty—eepaty—There he goes, slapit- Ty—slippaty—sleepaty ! [53] FOOL-YOUNGENS Me an Bert an Minnie-BelleKnows a joke, an we wont tell!No, we dont—cause we dont knowWiy we got to laughin so ;But we got to laughin so,We ist kep…
Children's poetry, American
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