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He mocks the lady's horse 'at rares
At bi-sickles an' things,-
He mocks the mens 'at rides 'em, too;
An' mocks the Movers, drivin' through.
An' hollers, "Here's the way _you_ do
With them-air hitchin'-strings! "
"Ho! ho! " he'll say,
Ole Settlers' Day,
When they're all jogglin' by,-
"You look like _this_,"
He'll say, an' twis'
His mouth an' squint his eye
An' 'tend-like _he_ wuz beat the bass
Drum at both ends-an' toots an' blares
Ole dinner-horn an' puffs his face-
The Little Mock-man on the Stairs!
Mocks all the peoples all he cares
'At passes up an' down!
He mocks the chickens round the door,
An' mocks the girl 'at scrubs the floor,
An' mocks the rich, an' mocks the pore,
An' ever'thing in town!
"Ho! ho! " says he,
To you er me;
An' ef we turns an' looks,
He's all cross-eyed
An' mouth all wide
Like Giunts is, in books. -
"Ho! ho! " he yells, "look here at _me_,"
An' rolls his fat eyes roun' an' glares,-
"_You_ look like _this_! " he says, says he-
The Little Mock-man on the Stairs!
_The Little Mock-_
_The Little Mock-man on the Stairs,_
_He mocks the music-box an' clock,_
_An' roller-sofy an' the chairs; _
_He mocks his Pa, an' specs he wears; _
_He mocks the man 'at picks the pears_
_An' plums an' peaches on the shares; _
_He mocks the monkeys an' the bears_
_On picture-bills, an' rips an' tears_
_'Em down,-an' mocks ist all he cares,_
_An' EVER'body EVER'wheres! _
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