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Wee babies

Chapter 10: Little Soldier.
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A collection of short, illustrated verses that portray infants and toddlers in familiar domestic scenes—play, naps, mealtimes, mischief, outings, and simple fantasies. Each poem uses rhythmic, child-friendly language to celebrate sensory details, family relationships, and small adventures, often observing twins, siblings, neighborhood babies, and everyday mishaps like jam on the face or rainy-day confinement. The volume reads like a series of affectionate snapshots aimed at entertaining and soothing young readers and caregivers.

Little Soldier.

Ha-ha-ha! ho-ho-ho!
What a funny little soldier Harry is, oh,
My my my, dear dear dear,
Did ever any baby look so very queer?
Fanny laughs as loud as she can,
Ralph says, “See little soger man.”
Ha-ha-ha! ho-ho-ho!
Into what army does the baby want to go?
Rub-dub-dub, march away,
That’s the very tune he will want to hear some day;
He will play with a sword and gun,
He will fight till the battle’s done.
Ah-ah-ah! oh-ho-ho!
Only into mama’s army let the boys go;
Rub-dub-dub, drum, drum, drum,
Let me keep my baby boys always safe at home.
Wait, my brave soldiers, till quite men,
You can fight mama’s battles then.