James Whitcomb Riley

Here you will find the Poem Granny of poet James Whitcomb Riley

Granny

1 Granny's come to our house, 
2 And ho! my lawzy-daisy! 
3 All the childern round the place 
4 Is ist a-runnin' crazy! 
5 Fetched a cake fer little Jake, 
6 And fetched a pie fer Nanny, 
7 And fetched a pear fer all the pack 
8 That runs to kiss their Granny! 

9 Lucy Ellen's in her lap, 
10 And Wade and Silas Walker 
11 Both's a-ridin' on her foot, 
12 And 'Pollos on the rocker; 
13 And Marthy's twins, from Aunt Marinn's, 
14 And little Orphant Annie, 
15 All's a-eatin' gingerbread 
16 And giggle-un at Granny! 

17 Tells us all the fairy tales 
18 Ever thought er wundered -- 
19 And 'bundance o' other stories -- 
20 Bet she knows a hunderd! -- 
21 Bob's the one fer "Whittington," 
22 And "Golden Locks" fer Fanny! 
23 Hear 'em laugh and clap their hands, 
24 Listenin' at Granny! 

25 "Jack the Giant-Killer" 's good; 
26 And "Bean-Stalk" 's another! -- 
27 So's the one of "Cinderell'" 
28 And her old godmother; -- 
29 That-un's best of all the rest -- 
30 Bestest one of any, -- 
31 Where the mices scampers home 
32 Like we runs to Granny! 

33 Granny's come to our house, 
34 Ho! my lawzy-daisy! 
35 All the childern round the place 
36 Is ist a-runnin' crazy! 
37 Fetched a cake fer little Jake, 
38 And fetched a pie fer Nanny, 
39 And fetched a pear fer all the pack 
40 That runs to kiss their Granny!