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1866–1951

WILLY

Gelett Burgess

Willy broke the window-pane. Willy spilled the ink, Willy left the water-pipe Running in the sink!

Did his mother punish him? No! I'll tell you why. Willy, he owned up to it, And did n't tell a lie!

Willy told his mother Before she found it out He said: “I am so sorry!” She said “I have no doubt!”

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