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Why do you love your Cousin Paull?
For his sweet face, his smile, and all / The little tricks that charm us so?
You're not quite old enough to know / How cute he is; to realize / How clever for a child his size.
I'm sure you can't appreciate / The things that make us think him great.
And yet you love your Cousin Paull.
Is it because he's twice as small / As you, just right for you to maul?
Because he won't fight back, or bawl?
Because when he is pushed he'll fall?
And, where most kids would howl and squall, / He takes it, nor puts in a call / For mother? Am I warm at all?
Is this why you love Cousin Paull?