Granny

Granny's come to our house,       And ho! my lawzy-daisy!     All the childern round the place       Is ist a-runnin' crazy!     Fetched a cake fer little Jake,       And fetched a pie fer Nanny,     And fetched a pear fer all the pack       That runs to kiss their Granny!     Lucy Ellen's in her lap,      And Wade and Silas Walker    Both's a-ridin' on her foot,      And 'Pollos on the rocker;    And Marthy's twins, from Aunt Marinn's,      And little Orphant Annie,    All's a-eatin' gingerbread      And giggle-un at Granny!    Tells us all the fairy tales      Ever thought er wundered —    And 'bundance o' other stories —      Bet she knows a hunderd! —    Bob's the one fer "Whittington,"      And "Golden Locks" fer Fanny!    Hear 'em laugh and clap their hands,      Listenin' at Granny!    "Jack the Giant-Killer" 's good;      And "Bean-Stalk" 's another! —    So's the one of "Cinderell'"      And her old godmother; —    That-un's best of all the rest —      Bestest one of any, —    Where the mices scampers home      Like we runs to Granny!    Granny's come to our house,      Ho! my lawzy-daisy!    All the childern round the place      Is ist a-runnin' crazy!    Fetched a cake fer little Jake,      And fetched a pie fer Nanny,    And fetched a pear fer all the pack      That runs to kiss their Granny!