Living

Up in the Morning Early

by Mary Mapes Dodge 1831–1905

From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)

Living

Up in the morning early--
Hi for my baby sweet!
Here's a gown for his body,
Here are shoes for his feet.
And here is his snowy tucker
Tied with ribbons fair,
And here is his little mammy
To curl his bonny hair.
Here is his little bath-tub,
And here is his little sponge,
Before the gown and the curling
My baby shall have a plunge.

MLA

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Up in the Morning Early.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/133/.

Chicago

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Up in the Morning Early.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/133/.

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