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Little Chinkey Chow-Chow
(The Boy That Ran Away)

There was a little Chinese Boy,
That ran away from home--
"Ha! ha!" he said, "I'll see the world
And through the streets I'll roam.

"I won't go any more to school,
Or go so soon to bed,
Nor yet be scolded if I choose
To stand upon my head."

So little Chinkey ran away,
His tail flew in the wind;
He thought not of his good mamma
Who was so very kind:

He knew she could not follow him
Along the crowded street,
Because mammas in China have
Such very tiny feet.

Now, as he went along he saw
Such strange and lovely sights,
Such pretty painted houses--
Such tops! and oh! such kites!

He saw so many gilded toys,
and ivory things so white,
That he forgot about the time,
Until he found it night.

Ah! then he saw such fireworks!
They glistened in his eyes;
The crackers and the lanterns too
Quite took him by surprise.

He listened to the music of
The fiddle and the gong,
And felt that it was jolly, though
He knew that it was wrong.

But after that he began to think
Things were not so bright;
The men were going, and there came
The watchman of the night;

And sleep was stealing over him,
He scarce could lift his head,
So he lay on the cold, cold stones,
Which served him for a bed.

Little Chinkey Chow-Chow
Woke up with early light,
And wandered far away from where
He passed the dreary night;

He was so very worn and cold,
And sadly wanted food,
So he sat upon a well
In not a pleasant mood.

He saw the well was very deep,
The water too was clear,
And soon he saw a golden fish
That looked so very near.

He stretched his hand to catch the fish;
But oh! how sad to tell,
He tumbled over and he sank
To the bottom of the well.

Some other boys were playing there
And saw him disappear,
And ran along the road to see
If anyone was near.

A Great BIG Market Gardener,
Was soon upon the ground,
And caught our little Chinkey up,
Who soon would have been drowned.

The boys began to jeer at him,
For he was very wet;
They pulled his dripping tail, and called
Him names that I forget.

One took his wooden shoes away,
Another took his hat,
And someone said, "It serves him right,"
Now only think of that!