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I WISH YOU LUCK, I WISH YOU JOY.
I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY.
AND WHEN HIS HEAD* BEGINS TO CURL,
I WISH YOU THEN A BABY GIRL.
AND WHEN SHE'S THRU WITH SAFETY PINS,
THEN I WISH YOU A PAIR OF TWINS.
Submitter comment:
*"HAIR" IS USED IN THE OTHERS (PROBABY IN A HURRY).
CHOSEN BECAUSE IT'S REPEATED IN THE BOOK BY VARIOUS
PEOPLE, INDICATING THAT IT'S NOT ORIGINAL BUT A
"FOLK VERSE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |
Date learned: 07-09-1932