Robert Merry’s Book of Rhymes
Preface
Merry nephews, merry nieces,
Merry cousins all,
Merry aunts, with merry faces.
Merry uncles, take your places
Round the merry hall.
Here’s a book of merry jingles,
Made for merry times;
Merry here with Merry mingles,
Merry groups, and Merrys single,
“Merry’s Book of Rhymes.”
Aunt Sue glowing, Fleta flashing,
Uncle Joe in smiles,
Mattie warbling, Buckeye dashing,
Older crowing, Hatchet slashing,
Each in his own style.
Merry nephs and nieces, meeting
Wheresoe’er you may,
Robert Merry sendeth greeting,
Hoping he may have a seat in
All your merry play.
When in merry circles chatting
Round the merry hearth,
Merry wit with wit combatting,
Merry’s Rhymes will come quite pat in
To help on the mirth.