What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Frogs and snails And puppy-dogs' tails, That's what little boys are made of. | What are old women made of? What are old women made of? Bushes and thorns And old cow's horns, That's what old women are made of. |
What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice And all that's nice, That's what little girls are made of. | What are our sailors made of? What are our sailors made of? Pitch and tar, Pig-tail and scar, That's what our sailors are made of. |
What are young men made of? What are young men made of? Sighs and leers And crocodile tears, That's what young men are made of. | What are our soldiers made of? What are our soldiers made of? Pipeclay and drill, The foeman to kill, That's what our soldiers are made of. |
What are young women made of? What are young women made of? Ribbons and laces, And sweet pretty faces, That's what young women are made of. |
"O’er all those wide extended plains / Shines one eternal day;
"There God the Son forever reigns / And scatters night away."
Thursday, February 1, 2018
"Sighs and leers..."
Browsing once again in The Annotated Mother Goose I found this. I knew the first two verses but the rest was unfamiliar.
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