There was a little boy,
And he had a piece of bread,
And he put his little cap
On his head, head, head.
Upon his hobby horse
Then he went to take a ride,
With his pretty Spaniel Flash
By his side, side, side.
Little Walter was his name,
And he said to little Flash,
“Let us gallop round the house,
With a dash, dash, dash.”
So he laid down his bread
In a snug little place,
And away Walter went
For a race, race, race.
But Flash had a plan,
In his little roguish head,
Of taking to himself
Walter’s bread, bread, bread.
So he watched for a moment
When Walter did not look,
And the nice piece of bread
Slyly took, took, took.
When Walter saw the rogue,
He cried, “O, naughty Flash;”
And he showed his little whip
With a lash, lash, lash.
But Flash looked so good-natured,
With his tail curled up behind,
That his aunty said to Walter,
“Never mind, mind, mind.”
“Flash is nothing but a puppy;
So, Walter, do not worry;
If he knew that he’d done wrong,
He’d be sorry, sorry, sorry;”
“And don’t be angry, Walter,
That Flash has had a treat;
Here’s another piece of bread
You may eat, eat, eat.”
So Walter ate his bread,
And then to Flash he cried,
“Come, you saucy little dog,
Let us ride, ride, ride.”
(Eliza Lee Follen)
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