Jingles

Chapter 24: Good Bye To Teddy Bears

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A compact anthology of short rhymes and playful verse written in early childhood and arranged by the ages at which they were composed. The pieces use a childlike voice to render animal songs, holiday verses, riddles, light moral observations, and wordplay, occasionally experimenting with other languages and invented turns of phrase. Humorous sketches and simple portraits of daily life alternate with fanciful imaginings, and lively illustrations accompany the poems to emphasize their spontaneous charm and the development of a young poet’s imagination.

Good Bye To Teddy Bears

Good-bye to all the Teddy Bears, both big and small!

The "Billy Possums" are in style for one and all,

We little girls, like older folks, are bound to keep in style,

And so we have to change our toys most every little while.

When Roosevelt or "Teddy," was ruler o'er this land,

All stylish girls and clever boys kept bears on hand

To play with and to walk with and to put to bed at night,

As "Teddy Bears" were symbols of the Rooseveltian light.

But when King Teddy left his throne, Taft got his seat,

And soft brown teddies disappeared from home and street,

While "Billy Possums" came to rule for two years or for three,

When "BRYAN KITTENS" will be hatched and all the rage will be.