Who should come up the road one day
But the doctor-man in his two-wheel shay!
And he whoaed his horse and he cried “Ahoy!
I have brought you folks a bow-leg boy!
Such a cute little boy!
Such a funny little boy!
Such a dear little bow-leg boy!”
He took out his box and he opened it wide,
And there was the bow-leg boy inside!
And when they saw that cunning little mite,
They cried in a chorus expressive of delight:
“What a cute little boy!
What a funny little boy!
What a dear little bow-leg boy!”
Observing a strict geometrical law,
They cut out his panties with a circular saw;
Which gave such a stress to his oval stride
That the people he met invariably cried:
“What a cute little boy!
What a funny little boy!
What a dear little bow-leg boy!”
They gave him a wheel and away he went
Speeding along to his heart’s content;
And he sits so straight and he pedals so strong
That the folks all say as he bowls along:
“What a cute little boy!
What a funny little boy!
What a dear little bow-leg boy!”
With his eyes aflame and his cheeks aglow,
He laughs “aha” and he laughs “oho”;
And the world is filled and thrilled with the joy
Of that jolly little human, the bow-leg boy—
The cute little boy!
The funny little boy!
The dear little bow-leg boy!
If ever the doctor-man comes my way
With his wonderful box in his two-wheel shay,
I ‘ll ask for the treasure I’d fain possess—
Now, honest Injun! can’t you guess?
Why, a cute little boy—
A funny little boy—
A dear little bow-leg boy!
(Eugene Field)
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