I'M twins, I guess, 'cause my Ma say I'm two little girls. An' one o' me Is @3Good@1 little girl; an' th' other 'n' she Is @3Bad little girl as she can be!@1 An' Ma say so, 'most ever' day. An' she's the @3funniest@1 Ma! 'Cause when My Doll won't mind, and I ist cry, W'y, nen my Ma she sob an' sigh, An' say, "Dear @3Good@1 little girl, good-by! -- @3Bad@1 little girl's comed here again!" Last time 'at Ma act' thataway, I cried all to myse'f a while Out on the steps, an' nen I smile, An' git my Doll all fix' in style, An' go in where Ma's at, an' say: @3Morning to you, Mommy dear! Where's that Bad little girl wuz here? Bad little girl's goned clean away, An' Good little girl's comed back to stay."@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HIS PRAYER TO BEN JONSON by ROBERT HERRICK ON LENDING A PUNCH BOWL by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES TO BESSIE HAWES, MAY QUEEN by ANNA EMILIA BAGSTAD THE REASON WHY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES THE HUNCHBACK by JOHN PEALE BISHOP OLD THINGS by THOMAS T. BLEWETT RED COTTON NIGHT-CAP COUNTRY; OR, TURF AND TOWERS: PART 4 by ROBERT BROWNING |