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Little Orphant Annie
Based on a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, Terry T. Grosvenor ©1994
Music and lyrics ©1994 Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
R&T Grosvenor Publishing

Little Orphant Annie’s
Come to our house to stay,
An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up,
An’ brush the crumbs away,
An’ shoo the chickens off the porch,
An dust the hearth, an’ sweep,
An’ make the fire, an’ bake the bread,
An’ earn her board-an-keep;
An’ all us other children,
When the supper things is done,
We set around the kitchen fire
An’ has the mostest fun
A-list’nin’ to the witch-tales
‘At Annie tells about,
An’ the Gobble-uns ‘at git you ef you don’t watch out.

Once they was a little boy
Who wouldn’t say his prayers,-
So when he went to bed at night,
Away up stairs,
His Mammy heerd him holler,
An’ his Daddy heerd him bawl,
An’ when they turn’t the kivvers down,
he wasn’t there at all!
An’ they seeked him in the rafter-room,
an’ cubby-hole, an’ press,
They seeked him in the chimbly flue,
an’ ever’wheres, I guess;
But all they ever found
Was thist his pants an’ roundabout-
An’ the Gobble-uns ‘at git you ef you don’t watch out.

REFRAIN
The Gobble-uns ‘at git you
The Gobble-uns ‘at git you
The Gobble-uns ‘at git you
The Gobble-uns ‘at git you
The Gobble-uns ‘at git you
The Gobble-uns ‘at git you tonight

An’ one time a little girl
‘Ud allus laugh an’ grin,
An’ make fun of ever’one,
An all her blood an’ kin;
An’ once, when they was “com-pany,”
an’ ole folks was there,
She mocked ’em an shocked ’em,
An ‘said she didn’t care!
An as she kicked her heels,
An’ turn’t to run an’ hide,
They was two big things
A-standin’ by her side,
An’ they snatched her through the ceilin’
‘Fore she knowed what she’s about
An’ the Gobble-uns ‘at git you ef you don’t watch out.

An Little Orphant Annie says
When the blaze is blue,
An the lamp-wick sputters,
An’ the wind goes woo-oo!
An’ you hear the crickets quit,
An’ the moon is gray,
An’ the lightnin’ bugs in dew
Is all squenched away,-
You better mind yer parents,
An’ yer teachers fond an’ dear,
An’ cherish them ‘at loves you,
An’ dry the orphant’s tear,
An’ he’p the pore an needy ones’
At clusters all about,
An’ the Gobble-uns ‘at git you ef you don’t watch out.

Refrain.

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from Fun Songs for Tadpoles to Frogs, released October 1, 1994
Music and lyrics ©1994 Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
R&T Grosvenor Publishing
Audio Engineering, Production and Cover Art
Richard C. Grosvenor

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Terry Taffinder Grosvenor Newport, Rhode Island

Terry Taffinder Grosvenor is a seasoned professional musician and composer. She has performed around the world, earning accolades from New England to New York, London, Rio and Japan. She has been involved with three rock bands, solo, duet, and trio performances, and has given countless concerts in schools, libraries and venues for families in New England. Her husband, Rick, does her production. ... more

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