Swinging and turning in the air.
Her nurse’s cries brought mother out,
They talked and made a great to-do,
Till some one cried, “Without a doubt
“They have a ladder that’s so high
It almost reaches to the sky.”
Mamma cries, “Oh, for mercy’s sake
Now clang! clang! clang! the fire-bells go.
And down the street—ah only see!