Sometimes I keep From going to sleep, To hear the katydids "cheep-cheep!"
And think they say Their prayers that way; But _katydids_ don't have to _pray_!
I listen when They cheep again And so, I think, they're _singing_ then!
But, no; I'm wrong, -- The sound's too long And all-alike to be a song!
I think, "Well, there!
I do declare, If it is neither song nor prayer, It's _talk_ -- and quite Too vain and light For me to listen to all night!"
And so, I smile, And think, -- "Now I'll Not listen for a little while! " -- Then, sweet and clear, Next "_cheep_" I hear 'S a _kiss_. Good morning, Mommy dear!
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