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Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my boats ashore. [Illustration] AUNTIE'S SKIRTS Whenever Auntie moves around, Her dresses make a curious sound, They trail behind her up the floor, And trundle after throu AWAY DOWN THE RIVER A HUNDRED MILES OR MORE OTHER LITTLE CHILDREN SHALL BRING MY BOATS ASHORE AUNTIE'S SKIRTS WHENEVER AUNTIE MOVES AROUND HER DRESSES MAKE A CURIOUS SOUND THEY TRAIL BEHIND HER UP THE FLOOR AND TWINDLE AFTER THROUGH THE DOOR IN DE SECTION NUMBER TWO
h the organ man Is singing in the rain. [Illustration] LOOKING FORWARD When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. A GOOD PLAY We built a ship upon the stairs All made of the back-bedroom chairs, And filled it full of sofa pillows To go a-sailing on the billows. We took a saw and several nails, And water in the nursery pails; And Tom said, "Let us also take An apple and a slice of cake;"-- Which was enough for Tom and me To go a-sailing on, till tea. We sailed along for days and days And had the very best of plays; But Tom fell out and hurt his knee, So there was no one left but me. [Illustration] [Illustration] WHERE GO THE BOATS? Dark brown is the river, Golden is the sand. It flows along for ever, With trees on either hand. Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating-- Where will all come home? On goes the river And out past the mill, Away down the valley, Away down the hill. AS THE CHILDREN SING IN FAR JAPAN THE CHILDREN SING IN SPAIN THE ORGAN WITH THE ORGAN MAN IS SINGING IN THE RAIN LOOKING FORWARD WHEN I AM GROWN TO MAN'S ESTATE I SHALL BE VERY PROUD AND GREAT AND TELL THE OTHER GIRLS AND BOYS NOT TO MEDDLE WITH MY TOYS A GOOD PLAY WE BUILT A SHIP UPON THE STAIRS ALL MADE OF THE BACK BEDROOM CHAIRS AND FILLED IT FULL OF SOFA PILLOWS TO GO A SAILING ON THE BILLOWS WE TOOK A SAW AND SEVERAL NAILS AND WATER IN THE NURSERY PAILS AND TOM HAD LET US ALSO TAKE AN APPLE AND A SLICE OF CAKE WHICH WAS ENOUGH FOR TOM AND ME TO GO A SAILING ON TILL TEA WE SAILED ALONG FOR DAYS AND DAYS AND HAD THE VERY BEST OF PLAYS BUT TOM FELL OUT AND HURT HIS KNEE THOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT BUT ME WHERE GO THE BOATS DARK BROWN AS THE RIVER GOLDEN AS THE SAND IT FLOWS ALONG FOREVER WITH TREES ON EITHER HAND GREEN LEAVES AFLOATING CASTLES OF THE FOAM BOATS ARE MINE A BOATIN WHERE WE'LL ALL COME HOME ON GOES THE RIVER AND OUT PAST THE MILL AWAY DOWN THE VALLEY AWAY DOWN THE HILL
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