English poem
What Shall I Buy?[1]
by Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905)
I've got a penny, What shall I buy? I'll buy a--whistle, That's what I'll buy.
I've got two pence, What shall I buy? I'll buy a--pop-gun, That's what I'll buy.
I've got three pence, What shall I buy? I'll buy a--horsey, That's what I'll buy.
The charm of this thrilling ditty lies in allowing baby to suggest the last word of the third lines.
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RUT-A-TUT-TUTS! Who can crack nuts? Squirrels, can you? "That we can, true-- Rut-a-tut-tuts, We can crack nuts!"
Chicketty-chack, Cracketty-crack. "Pooh!" said the hammer, "Silence your clamor, Rut-a-tut-tuts-- Who can't crack nuts?"
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