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In My Nursery

by Laura E. Richards

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Our Celebration

      Off go the fire-crackers, bang! bang! bang!
      Off go the fire-crackers, bang! bang! bang!
Popguns all a-snapping, and banners all a-flapping,—
      Off go the fire-crackers, bang! bang! bang!

      Off the torpedoes go, crack! crack! crack!
      Off the torpedoes go, crack! crack! crack!
Fish-horns all a-tooting, and schoolboys all a-hooting,—
      Off the torpedoes go, crack! crack! crack!

      Off go the fireworks, fizz! fizz! fizz!
      Off go the fireworks, fizz! fizz! fizz!
Pin-wheels all a-turning, and fingers all a-burning,—
      Off go the fireworks, fizz! fizz! fizz!

      Off goes our little Ned, boo-hoo-hoo!
      Off goes our little Ned, boo-hoo-hoo!
Big hole in his jacket, and another in his pocket,
      Half the hair singed off his head,
      Off goes our little Ned,—
Mamma’ll put him straight to bed, boo-hoo-hoo!

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