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OUR JUVENILES.The J¥« of flic Two Crows—In Full. [To be recite*I alter the fashion of** Two little crows Bitttog'on a hill;One’s called Jack, father’s callfeflGig; Fly away, Jack; fly away, Gill;Come back, Jack; come back, Gill.”]•*See I here’s * pair of coal black crows Together on a hilt Thou crow’s name is Hezekiah,And this one’s name is Bill.Now Bill remarks to Hezekiah,14 Wouldn’t you like some corn ? never was hungry Sinoe tlie day that I was born,”aCrying caw I caw I caw2 caw I 44 The day that I was bom.”ft“ I’m almost starved,” says ’Kiah Crow,44 Botno com would be a treat; Suppoec we go to a place I know, Where the green com can’t be beat. So up and off flies Billy Crow,And away flies Hezekiah;Flying low, away they go,The cornfield coming nigher,Crying caw 1 caw I caw I caw !The cornfield coming nigher.” What’s that 1 see ?” sayB Billy Crow, The cornfield come anigh to;’Tia very like a farmer man ’With murder in his eye, too.”“ An awful cruel farmer man,”Says frightened Hezekiah;“ I do believe he means to shoot—He’s surely going to fire !”Crying caw! caw! caw! caw I 44 Hc*h surely going to fire.”44 I don’t believe I care for corn To-day,” says Billy Crow*.“ Kor I,” says Hezekiah;441 think we'd better go.”5o up and off flies Billy Crow,And away flies Hezekiah;Sailing high they skim the sky For fear the man may fire,Crying caw ! caw! caw! caw!For fear the man may fire.Now here they come to the hill again,Bill Crow and Hezekiah,Half scared to death by a sea re-crow man With a gun that couldn’t fire.44 It wasn’t fair to take me there,”Says Billy when they ’light,44How should I know?” says ’Kiah Crow, 44 He wasn’t there last night! ”Crying caw ! caw! caw*! caw!*'He wasn’t there last night.”44 You’re just a thief! ” says Billy Crow, 44 And some day you’ll get hurt.”“ ’Twas you that wanted first to go,” Says ’Kiah, with a flirt.44 That isn’t so,” says Billy Crow,44 You know I’d rather not.”44 You wicked liar,” cries angry ’Kiah,441 wish you had been shot! ”Crying caw*! caw*! caw2 caw!441 wish you had been shot.”And so they wrangle over it,Bill Crow and Hezekiah,Till a hunter comes and kills them both With a gun that’s made to fire—With a bang I bang 2 bang! bang I From a gun that’s made to fire.The Yttffona.
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Milford Independent
Milford, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 01, 1877
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