3
Tom,
‘
Tom, the ! haplain’s Son 5
Higgledy,! iggledy
,See My Men 7
! rivate Mahoney 9
Ding, Dong,Dill
,the Sergeant ’
s in theMill 11
To Bed,to Bed
,said Sleepy Head 13
Mother, May I Go Ou t to Manila ! 15
Dickery,Dicket'y,
Dole 17
19
Sing a Song ofSi! pence, a ! olonel ! ull ofRye 21
23
The Old K .O .was a ! olly Old Beau 25
Lieutenant ! ack Homer 27
Simple Simon Met ‘a General 29
! ack8c! illwent up theHillupon the ! ater ! agon 31
Hey ! Diddle, Diddle, She’s Big in theMiddle 33
Richard and Robertwere T! O ! retty Aides 35
Humpty Dumptywent on a Spree 37
The ! olonel ’s ! ife and the ! aptain’s ! ife 39
Three Blind Bugs 41
Soldier in Blue, ! ome Blow Your Horn 43
There was a Little GirlBaa
,Baa,Black Sheep,You MustHave Some ! ull 47
Therewas a Lieutenant ! hoAlwayswasBlue 49
Mary,Mary,! lirty ! airy 51
OM, Tom,the Chaplain’s son
Used perfumeand sen ! sengum.
! erfume ’
s fine
And so is gum,
But ! hat is the matterChaplain’s son !
R IVATE MahoneySat all aloney,
! easting on crackers and beer !A
!
T B ” 1e spied him,
And crept down inside him,
And he ’
s gone to ! ort Bayard 2
for a year.
1 Tubercu la r b a cillus
2 ! onsump t ion hosp it a l
0 bed, bed said sleepyhead.
Let’
s tarry a ! hile,said the
! inner,
Your luck will turn on a red,
! hite a nd blue!So let the ! aok ! pot simmer.
URLY ! LOCKS, Curly ! Locks,
! ilt thou be mine,
And care for mymotherless children,
nine !I hear thou canst sew and cook dishesfine,
! hich my divorced ! ife never. did inher time.
full of rye,
! ishes he could creep to bed,
And dodge his dear wife’s eye.
But when the door is openedHis wife begins to scold,
! ow is n ’
t that a cruel wayTo treat a Colonel bold !
The Colonel ’s been to the Club all night,At bridge a ! losing money
,
His wife has waited long for him,
She will not call him Honey.
The cook was in the kitchenA ! warming of her toes
,
! hen along ! came the s triker
And kissed her ’neath her nose.
HE old K .O .
! as a ! olly old beau,
And a ! olly old beau was heHe went to the CityIn cits clothes so pretty,And he ! ollied the chorus girls three.
IEUTE! A! T ! ack Hom erSat in a corner
Imbibing much wet nourishment,! or the ! ueen of the townHad turned him down
,
And smiled on the goatof the regiment.
EY ! diddle, diddle,She ’
s big in the middle,
She can’ t wear her new tube gown !But get her some staysThat lace up both ways
,
She will not be s o
big around.
UM! TY Dumpty went on a
spree,HumptyDumptywas sick as could
be! ow all his
'
regiment, Colonel and
men,
Couldn ’
t make Humpty Dumpty
go boo! ing ! again.
HREE blind bugs, see how they‘
run !They all run after the boy in blueAnd chase him to Bayard for a yearor two,
! here he sleeps out of doors andgrows very blue
Three blind bugs.
and shehad a little curl
,
! hich she pinned ’
! ayback fromher
forehead,Andwhen shewas bad, she was very,
And when she was good, shehorrid.
a lieutenantalways was blue !
He had so many children he didn’
t
knowwhat to do !Daily to Heaven for war prayed he,That he might soon get his captaincy.
ARY,Mary
,flirty fairy,
How does your body ! guard! grow 7
TallCaptains in blue and a Ma! oror two
,
And Lieutenants all in a row.