Little Orphan Annie
by James Whitcomb Riley
by James Whitcomb Riley
Little orphan Annie's come to our house to stay,
To wash the cups and saucers up, and brush the crumbs away,
To shoo the chickens off the porch, to dust the hearth and sweep,
And make the fire, and bake the bread, and earn her board and keep.
And all us other children, when the supper things are done,
We sit around the kitchen fire, having the mostest fun.
A-listenin' to the witch tales that Annie tells about,
And the Gobble-ins that'll get you,
If
You don't
Watch out.........
