Her neck’s so long an’ stringy,
I’m ’fraid she’d never die.”
Boys and Girls (joining in the chorus)
“Rock, rock, ole Joe Clark” (etc.)
(Miss Meredith enters at left. She is sharp and prim. Some of the boys shout to her, while the chorus goes on:) C’m’on, Miss Meredith, ’n’ play.
Miss Meredith
No, I won’t play.
A Boy
It’s fun.
Miss Meredith