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McGuffey's Second Reader

Lesson VII.

BABY BYE

 
1.
Baby Bye,
Here's a fly;
We will watch him, you and I.
     How he crawls
     Up the walls,
     Yet he never falls!
I believe with six such legs
You and I could walk on eggs.
     There he goes
     On his toes,
     Tickling Baby's nose.
2.
Spots of red
Dot his head;
Rainbows on his back are spread;
     That small speck
     Is his neck;
     See him nod and beck!
I can show you, if you choose,
Where to look to find his shoes,
     Three small pairs,
     Made of hairs;
     These he always wears.
3.
Flies can see
More than we;
So how bright their eyes must be!
     Little fly,
     Ope your eye;
     Spiders are near by.
For a secret I can tell,
Spiders never use flies well;
     Then away,
     Do not stay.
     Little fly, good day.