The Kitten
ONE, two, (1, 2,)
Here's a kitten for you;
THREE, four, (3, 4,)
She will open the door,
FIVE, six, (5, 6,)
And your cream she will mix,--
SEVEN, eight, (7, 8,)
If you are too late,
NINE, ten, (9, 10,)
To cover the pan;
ELEVEN, twelve, (11, 12,)
And then you must delve,--
THIRTEEN, fourteen, (13, 14,)
To cover her sporting;
FIFTEEN, Sixteen, (15, 16,)
But while you are fixing,---
SEVENTEEN, eighteen, (17, 18,)
Remember I'm waiting,
NINETEEN, twenty, (19, 20,)
For butter a plenty.
* * * * *
To those who serve you, children, all,
Be gentle and polite,--
For thus are gentle-women known,
Or gentle-men, at sight.