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The Book of Joyous Children

by James Whitcomb Riley

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The Rambo-Tree

When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard!—
The bird sings low as the bumble-bee—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard!—
The poor shote-pig he says, says he:
“When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree
There’s enough for you and enough for me.”—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard.

For just two truant lads like we,
When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree
There’s enough for you and enough for me—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard.

When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard!—
The mole digs out to peep and see—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard!—
The dusk sags down, and the moon swings free,
There’s a far, lorn call, “Pig-gee! ‘Pig-gee!”
And two boys—glad enough for three.—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard.

For just two truant lads like we,
When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree
There’s enough for you and enough for me—
   It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard.

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