Give me a dad who knows his place
And never gives me cheek,
And a mother mild who treats her child
In a docile way, and meek.
Give me a house where a little lad
Is recognised as head,
And home-life’s not too beastly bad,
The little darling said.
“Give me the right to rule to roost
And I’ll stay in at night,
And seldom go to the picture show
Or patronise the fight.
But I’ll treat complaints with a lordly sniff
If they humbly mention bed.
Precocious parents bore me stiff,”
The sweet young cherub said.
(C J Dennis)
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