KINGS AND QUEENS.
TOMMY.
Upon the lilac-bush I heard
The earliest robin sing;
I wished, what never will come true,
That I could be a king;
For, if I only were a king,
I know what I would do:
I'd have plum-cake, instead of bread,
To eat the whole year through;
Great heaps of oranges would be
Upon my palace-floors,
And fountains full of lemonade
Spout up beside its doors.
FRED, GRACIE, HARRY, ISABEL.
Oh, shame upon you, Tommy Brown!
You're such a greedy thing!
We're glad you are not over us:
You should not be our king.
JESSIE.
And, if I were a queen, I'd wear
A new dress every day;
No princess in a fairy-tale
Would have such fine array;
With golden lace and glittering gems
My robes my maids would deck,
And diamonds large as pigeons' eggs
Would hang about my neck.
FRED, GRACIE, HARRY, ISABEL.
And, oh, how proud and vain you'd be!
How fond of being seen!
We're glad you are not over us:
You should not be our queen.