WEE WILLIE WINKIE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      
  
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
  
  

 

 

 

Cooing babies, and bleating lambs

Stealing away from their sleeping dams,
Behind him ambled and crept ;

Singing treetoads and katydids,

Robin red-breasts and frolicsome kids,

Flew and hopped and leaped ;

 

And the gay little Prince was there, of course,
Prancing along on his rocking-horse,

In his white silk nightgown fine. 7

Wee Willie Winkie, he shook with fear : [

i “Oh, what would I give, my mamma dear, (
To sleep in that bed of mine?” ie

Quite over the town the tumult spread : 7

 
  
  
 

From many a window a nightcapped head
Came continuously popping out ;
The King awoke and -began to frown;

“The foe, they are riding upon the town !
__The courtiers ’gan to-shout:

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Wee Willie Winkie came up the street, __
Crying aloud, on his little bare feet, \. if
With his train to the palace door; ;
“ Queer sights I have:seen,” quoth slowly the King;
“But I never have seen, by my signet-ring,
A sight like this before ! )