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They had a picnic in the woods, / And Mother couldn't go that day, / But the twins and Brother and I could go; / We rode on the wagon full of hay.
There were more little girls than ten, I guess. / And the boy that is Joe B. Kirk was there. / He found a toad and a katydid, / And a little girl came whose name was Clare.
Miss Kate-Marie made us play a song / Called "Fare-you-well, says Johnny O'Brown." / You dance in a ring and sing it through, / And then some one kneels down.
She kissed us all and Joe B. Kirk; / But Joe B. didn't mind a bit. / He walked around and swung his arms / And seemed to be very glad of it.
Then Mr. Jim said he would play, / But Miss Marie, she told him then, / It's a game for her and the little folks, / And he could go and fish with the men.
Mr. Wells was there and he had a rope / To tie to a limb and make it swing. / And Mrs. Wells, Mr. Wells's wife, / Gave me a peach and a chicken wing.
And I had a little cherry pie / And a piece of bread, and after we'd played / Two other songs, I had some cake / And another wing and some lemonade.