| A little baby sister came to Willie's house one day,
By the Stork Route, straight from heaven, Willie heard his Auntie say. The little fellow did not know, nor could he under- stand Why any one should want to leave that bright and happy land And when he viewed the pinky face and little fuzzy head He looked as sober as a judge and to the infant said: "You surely didn't come down here a lookin' for a snap; This world it aint no kind of place for such a weazly chap. My Mamma she is sick abed and Papa seems so blue; I don't see how we'll get along with such a mite as you. "If you had been a brother I could take you out to play, But you are just a little girl and only in the way. You ought to stayed up yonder with the angels fair and bright; Our preacher says that heaven beats this country out of sight. And if you live down here on earth with women folks and men You'll have to run the risk of ever gettin' back again." |
Verdigris Valley Verse
Albert Stroud
(Coffeyville, Kansas: The Journal Press. 1917)
Pages 84-85
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