The Raggedy Man

THE Raggedy Man! He works fer Pa; An' he's the goodest man ever you saw! He comes to our house every day, An' waters the horses, an' feeds ' em hay; An' he opens the shed-an' we all ist laugh When he drives out our little old wobble-ly calf; THE RAGGEDY MAN An' nen-ef our hired girl says he canHe milks the cow fer 'Lizabuth Ann.- Ain't he a' awful kind Raggedy Man? Raggedy ! Raggedy! Raggedy Man! W'y, The Raggedy Man-he's ist so good He splits the kindlin' an' chops the wood; An' nen he spades in our garden, too, An' does most things 'at boys can't do.- He clumbed clean up in our big treeAn' shooked a' apple down fer meAn' nother'n too, fer 'Lizabuth AnnAn' nother'n, too, fer The Raggedy Man.- Ain't he a' awful kind Raggedy Man? Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man! An' The Raggedy Man, he knows most rhymes An' tells ' em ef I be good, sometimes : Knows 'bout Giunts, an' Griffuns, an' Elves, An' the Squidgicum-Squees ' at swallers therselves ! An', wite by the pump in our pasture-lot, He showed me the hole ' at the Wunks is got, 'At lives 'way deep in the ground, an' can Turn into me, er 'Lizabuth Ann! Ain't he a funny old Raggedy Man? Raggedy ! Raggedy! Raggedy Man! The Raggedy Man-one time when he Was makin' a little bow-'n- 'orry fer me, Says, "When you're big like your Pa is, Air you go' to keep a fine store like his- An' be a rich merchunt-an' wear fine clothes ?- Er what air you go' to be, goodness knows ! " THE DINKEY- BIRD An' nen he laughed at 'Lizabuth Ann, An' I says, " 'M go' to be a Raggedy Man! I'm ist go' to be a nice Raggedy Man!" Raggedy ! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!