1 Granny's come to our house, <br />2 And ho! my lawzy-daisy! <br />3 All the childern round the place <br />4 Is ist a-runnin' crazy! <br />5 Fetched a cake fer little Jake, <br />6 And fetched a pie fer Nanny, <br />7 And fetched a pear fer all the pack <br />8 That runs to kiss their Granny! <br /> <br />9 Lucy Ellen's in her lap, <br />10 And Wade and Silas Walker <br />11 Both's a-ridin' on her foot, <br />12 And 'Pollos on the rocker; <br />13 And Marthy's twins, from Aunt Marinn's, <br />14 And little Orphant Annie, <br />15 All's a-eatin' gingerbread <br />16 And giggle-un at Granny! <br /> <br />17 Tells us all the fairy tales <br />18 Ever thought er wundered -- <br />19 And 'bundance o' other stories -- <br />20 Bet she knows a hunderd! -- <br />21 Bob's the one fer "Whittington," <br />22 And "Golden Locks" fer Fanny! <br />23 Hear 'em laugh and clap their hands, <br />24 Listenin' at Granny! <br /> <br />25 "Jack the Giant-Killer" 's good; <br />26 And "Bean-Stalk" 's another! -- <br />27 So's the one of "Cinderell'" <br />28 And her old godmother; -- <br />29 That-un's best of all the rest -- <br />30 Bestest one of any, -- <br />31 Where the mices scampers home <br />32 Like we runs to Granny! <br /> <br />33 Granny's come to our house, <br />34 Ho! my lawzy-daisy! <br />35 All the childern round the place <br />36 Is ist a-runnin' crazy! <br />37 Fetched a cake fer little Jake, <br />38 And fetched a pie fer Nanny, <br />39 And fetched a pear fer all the pack <br />40 That runs to kiss their Granny!<br /><br />James Whitcomb Riley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/granny-2/
