The Martins' place I love the best;
They all have names I like,
That Mrs. Martin calls them lest
She might mix Tom with Mike.
There's Silver Hair and Little Mum
And Old Man in the Corner;
And Cherry Ripe and Little Tom Thumb
And Humpty Dumpty Horner.
At home I'm just called Lucy May;
My sisters name is Nell;
But Mrs. Martin says, "Good day,
Snow-white and Bonnie Bluebell."
And that's why I like Martin's Place,
Because it's fun to be
Snow-white and sometimes Daisy Face,
And not just freckled Me.
First published in The Sydney Mail, 22 February 1928
Author reference sites: Austlit, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Old Qld Poetry
See also.
They all have names I like,
That Mrs. Martin calls them lest
She might mix Tom with Mike.
There's Silver Hair and Little Mum
And Old Man in the Corner;
And Cherry Ripe and Little Tom Thumb
And Humpty Dumpty Horner.
At home I'm just called Lucy May;
My sisters name is Nell;
But Mrs. Martin says, "Good day,
Snow-white and Bonnie Bluebell."
And that's why I like Martin's Place,
Because it's fun to be
Snow-white and sometimes Daisy Face,
And not just freckled Me.
First published in The Sydney Mail, 22 February 1928
Author reference sites: Austlit, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Old Qld Poetry
See also.
