THE TWINS SANG HIM A NONSENSE SONG
Humpty Dumpty began to cry. “I want my ma,” he said.
Teddie said, “Don’t cry and we will sing you a song.”
Freddie said, “Indeed we will.”
Mama had left a note on the table, and the note said:
I have left your dinner in the pantry. If we do not come home to-night Grandpa Grimes will stay with you.
Humpty Dumpty lay down on the sofa and the twins sang him a nonsense song, in hopes that he would soon be better.
They sang:
“Oh, beets and carrots are good to eat,