Chapter 2
Hey Dee and Hey Ho! And little Bo-Peep, One story, two songs, To make the boys asleep. Say about Red Riding Hood And what the Bunyip said, Wynken song and Tom, Tom, And piggy-back to bed.
"IDEAS"
Please can I have a light, mother? I never know what to do When the Three Bears ride on the White Bell-horse, And the Mermaid gallops to Banbury Cross, And the Cheshire Cat says "Moo!"
Gnomes come round with prickly wings And squeeze in under the clo's, The dark gets full of story things, The window-moon says "Fee, fo, fum!" And the Pigs that went to market come And nibble at my toes!
Two big eyes walk round the room, Fierce Pirate Ships go by; And Sleeping Beauty straddles a broom And falls all down the sky; The Man in the Moon waits underneath And gobbles her up with great big teeth, And that's what makes me cry!
The things you tell in the afternoon Get mixed and won't come right; "Fee-fo-fum!" says the Window-Moon-- It's the little candle they fear, mother, Will you leave the candle here, mother? Please can I have a light?
MOTHERHOOD
It would appear that no great pleasures can be Without their merit of trial and urgency: For I do know a lady whose rare joys Wake when she has tucked in two little boys.
GOOD-NIGHT
Two brown heads on the pillows white.... Bye ... good-bye ... that's all to-night.
Two bikes 'round in the picnic place ... Old horse tied to the apple-case.
Gentle Jesus ... send the boys, Bats and balls for they winter toys.
Sufi's naughty ... not 'lowed out.... Pigeon feathers blowing about.
Two bikes 'round in the ... two bikes 'round.... Feathers blowing ... the scooter's found.
God bless Jesus ... Bay's asleep ... Where's my pillow-book? ... Soul to keep.
Two bikes ... two ... are the stars alight? Bye ... good-bye ... that's all ... t'night.
Two brown heads on the pillows deep, Two boys mumble theyselfs to sleep.
Transcriber's note
The original pages each have a verse of "A Whisper Song" appearing as a sidenote. Since this also appears on its own as a poem I removed the sidenoted verses from the text version to make it less disjointed. The sidenoted verses were, however, retained for the html.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Bay and Padie Book, by Furnley Maurice