And then he says it's only play
And they don't mean all that they say,
And when he's grown up to a man
He'll buy fine things for little Nan.
And they don't mean all that they say,
And when he's grown up to a man
He'll buy fine things for little Nan.
PLAYING HOUSE
There is a play, I guess you wish you knew it,
And I will tell you just the way to do it,
If you won't tell—that is, not every one
For 'tis a secret and such jolly fun.
And I will tell you just the way to do it,
If you won't tell—that is, not every one
For 'tis a secret and such jolly fun.
You get your Pa to go down to the store
And get a box big as the parlor door,
And then you have him put it on the ground
Where there is grass and shade trees all around,
And get a box big as the parlor door,
And then you have him put it on the ground
Where there is grass and shade trees all around,
And then you tease your Papa more and more
Until he gets a saw and makes a door
Low down upon one side where doors should be,
And then 'tis ready for the family.
Until he gets a saw and makes a door
Low down upon one side where doors should be,
And then 'tis ready for the family.
The family is Tommy, Jack and I,
When they will play, and also Butterfly
When she's around, (she really is a cat)
But in our play a dog upon the mat.
When they will play, and also Butterfly
When she's around, (she really is a cat)
But in our play a dog upon the mat.
I'm mistress of the house and bake the bread
And do such things, and Tommy's uncle Ned
And do such things, and Tommy's uncle Ned
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