The World’s Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia in 15 Volumes. 1906.
John Godfrey Saxe (1816–1887)The Little Maid and the Lawyer
A Song
From “Poetical Works”
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I’m the cleverest man in all the town.
Heigh-ho! says she,
What’s that to me?
But they say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown,
You’re the prettiest girl in all the town.
Says she, If they do,
What’s that to you?
They say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown,
I’m the richest man in all the town.
Heigh-ho! says she,
What’s that to me?
But they say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown,
You ought to be dressed in a finer gown.
Says she, If they do,
What’s that to you?
They say, little maid, quoth Lawyer Brown,
That Johnny Hodge is an awkward clown.
Heigh-ho! says she,
What’s that to me?
But they say, little maid, the lawyer said,
That you and Johnny are going to wed.
Says she, If we do,
What’s that to you?