Ballad Of Our Cooks

Ballad of Our Cooks
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Selenn’s specially was brooms
And scrubbing and adjusting
Daily she cycloned thrpugh the rooms
Industriously dusting
With her the ice-box door staid shut
And milk staid sweet -sie uemper;
We realy loved Selena, but
We couldn’t stand her temper

Jemima-bless her!-loudly scorned
The least prevarications;
Her lightest moments were adorned
With Biblical quotations
We liked Jemima-I’ll be bound
I sometimes think we would have
Kept her forever But we found
She drank more than she would have

Carlotta’s voice was soft and low–
A most pacific creature;
A pious koodness seemd to snow
Upon her every feature
And clever too we never has
To shout to make her ace things;
It’s cruel to ve obliged to add
She stole our silver tea-things

Katrina flirted all day long;
Sabina fed her cousins;
Elizabeth was never strong
(But dances!-try the dozens,)
Now Mary rules authorita-
Lively our culinary;
And we-we patiently await
A fresh surprise from Marry