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Title: The Bay and Padie Book
Kiddie Songs

Author: Furnley Maurice

Illustrator: Vera Hamilton
Cyril Dobbs

Release Date: June 20, 2007 [EBook #21874]

Language: English

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"Do you like ours 'n' father's new book, Bay?"

"Aw, there's not any picture of the Santa-cart written in it!"

Oh!
What a lot of lots of things
For little boys to like!

[Illustration: So Bay doesn't stay in the stars any more]

THE BAY AND PADIE BOOK

The Writer wishes to thank the Editor of "The Bulletin," Sydney,
for permission to reprint "Nonsense Immortal," and the Editor of
"The Triad," Sydney, for a similar courtesy regarding "Kitchen
Lullaby" and "Little Boys."

The
BAY AND PADIE
BOOK

KIDDIE SONGS

By
FURNLEY MAURICE

Illustrations by
VERA HAMILTON
and
CYRIL DOBBS

Commonwealth of Australia
Sydney J. Endacott
Melbourne
1917

[Illustration: Signature: Sydney J. Endacott]

First Edition November 1917 Second Edition February 1918

Wholly set up and printed in Australia at the Galleon Press,
Norris-street, Surrey Hills, Vic., for Sydney J. Endacott, 14
Cumming-street, Moonee Vale, Vic.

THE SHADOW SHOW

Trains with wheels and clouds of smoke,
Funny crowds of dodging folk,
Trams that run along with sparks,
Sofa games and pillow larks,
Grubs and ponies, worms and tigers,
Sparrows on the tree,
Oh!
What a lot of lots of things
For little boys to see!

Aeroplanes and paper darts,
Woodmen driving broken carts,
Minahs on the chimney tops,
Swallows dodging near the shops,
Barking pups that make the postman
Fall down off his bike;
Oh!
What a lot of lots of things
For little boys to like!

Great big pictures in big books,
Pastry from the pastrycook's,
Circuses and M