TAM'S PARTY
I know a little boy so free—
His birthday came, and he was three.
His birthday came, and he was three.
Then baby boys and girls,
With straight hair and with curls,
All dressed in very best,—
A birthday party guest.
The little girls in white
With ribbon sashes bright,
The boys in suit and belt
The girls their equal felt.
They came in one by one
Just after mid-day sun.
Each had a little gift:
A birthday party with
Out gifts is not the thing;
'Tis custom thus to bring,
They say; one must not go
Unless a present show.
So Tarn had ball and top,
Books, candy and what not.
He felt quite proud that day,
And all were very gay.
The cake was large and white;
Tarn's name was pink and bright;
Three candles stood up straight
On top, each in a plate,
And way up over head
With straight hair and with curls,
All dressed in very best,—
A birthday party guest.
The little girls in white
With ribbon sashes bright,
The boys in suit and belt
The girls their equal felt.
They came in one by one
Just after mid-day sun.
Each had a little gift:
A birthday party with
Out gifts is not the thing;
'Tis custom thus to bring,
They say; one must not go
Unless a present show.
So Tarn had ball and top,
Books, candy and what not.
He felt quite proud that day,
And all were very gay.
The cake was large and white;
Tarn's name was pink and bright;
Three candles stood up straight
On top, each in a plate,
And way up over head
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