Here Olivia paused for a deep breath and looked at Betsy. This was a signal to begin the song. To the clapping of hands and the stamping of feet the Preps sang to Mimi:
“The peppiest girl I ever knew
She never comes a pokin’,
If I were to tell you all the pep she had
You’d think I was a jokin’.
It’s not the pep of the pepper pod
Nor the pep of the pop corn popper,
It’s not the pep of the mustard jar
Nor the pep of the vinegar stopper.
It’s the good old fashioned P-E-P