And make your voice sound hoarser than the singing of a goat.
For fear of spreading whooping-bugs you certainly can't go
To Sunday-school or other school, or even to a show,
But you must stay at home ALONE from three to six long weeks,
And listen to your croaking voice, which whoops and sometimes squeaks.
So therefore take the good advice of a little girl who knows,
And stay away from WHOOPING-COUGH, which causes lots of woes.
How Simple Simon Became Wise
(Written for "St. Nicholas," February, 1909.)