Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 653
the Joyful Town,Where every rule is April FoolAnd streets run upside down. Policemen bold are clowns, I m told. And all the money is jokes.And as for the King, in the land I sing,He s the fellow that s bestat a hoax. Oh, the royal crownIn the Joyful TownIs the jingling Jesters cap.For every rule is… … And the frightened guests all scream—For every rule is April FoolAnd school s an idle dream. Small children play their tricks all day. And never are spanked at all;And harlequins with pointed chinsAre gleefully playing ball.The rain and sunJoin in the funTo trick the Weather Man —For every rule is…
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