Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?
'Tis a marvel of great renown! It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop
Sea In the garden of Shut-Eye Town; The fruit that it bears is so
wondrously sweet (As those who have tasted it say) That good little
children have only to eat Of that fruit to be happy next day.
When you've got to the tree, you would have a
hard time To capture the fruit which I sing; The tree is so tall that no
person could climb To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing! But up in
that tree sits a chocolate cat, And a ginger bread dog prowls below- And
this is the way you contrive to get at Those sugar-plums tempting you so:
You say but the word to that gingerbread dog
And he barks with such a terrible zest That the chocolate cat is at once
all agog, As her swelling proportions attest. And the chocolate cat goes
covorting around From this leafy limb unto that, And the sugar-plums
tumble, of course, to the ground- Hurray for that chocolate cat!
There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and
peppermint canes With striping of scarlet and gold, And you carry away
of the treasure that rains, As much as your apron can hold! So come,
little child, cuddle closer to me In your dainty white nightcap and gown,
And I'll rock you away to the Sugar-Plum Tree In the garden of Shut-Eye
Town. |