Arthur Rodman’s “Jingles” Booklet-Pages 35-36

   STILL THEY COME

When Margaret first came to us
She kept us on the run,
We humored her to everything,
For then we had but one.

But Dorothy came after while,
And my! the things she’d do!
We couldn’t give her all our time,
For now we had the two.

Then Richard came to join the girls,
They welcomed him with glee,
But how it made their Daddy hump
To feed the hungry three.

Then Rachel came (unbidden, too!)
Demanding things galore,
But, strange to say, we found a way,
To manage all the four.

Now Carolyn Lucille has come,
My goodness sakes alive!
I hope that stork will jump his job
And stop with number five.

          ACROSTIC*

C is for Cash and it’s also for cold,
I is for Interest we pay on your gold.
T is for Teaching the children to save,
I is for Industry, and much may they have.
Z is for Zealously saving the dimes,
E is for Exit for chronic hard times.
S is for Savings you never should spend.

S is in Summer and also in Spring,
A is in Organ but never in Sing.
V is in Victory, but not in Defeat.
I is in Drink, but it’s never in Eat.
N is in Nickels and also in Pence,
G ‘s not in Ladies, but find it in Gents,
S is for Spending, but do it with sense.

B is for Borrow–we’ll lend you a lot,
A‘s for the Assets we assume you’ve got
N is for No if we think you can’t pay,
K‘s for Keep saving a little each day.

* Note missing “N” in “Citizens”

            HER PET NAMES

To papa I am “Little Sweetheart,”
  He thinks a lot of me;
He buys me dolls and lots of things,
  And trots me on his knee.

To mamma I am “Little Lamb,”
  Altho I don’t see why,
Unless it’s ’cause I like my milk–
  And never like to cry.

To Margaret I am “Baby Doll,”
  She waits a lot on me;
She dresses me and dolls me up,
  And keeps me fit to see.

To Dorothy I am “Honey Bunch,”
  She thinks I’m pretty sweet,
And says for saying funny things
  I’m very hard to beat.

To Richard I am just “Little Girl,”
  But then the boys, you see,
All like to have a “girl” or two
  Wherever they may be.

To Aunt Louise I’m “Kewpie Girl,”
  Altho its hardly fair;
For Kewpies never wear their clothes
  And haven’t any hair.

To Baby Carolyn I’ll be
  A mamma and a nurse,
And watch this babykin and me
  Play smash with Daddy’s purse.

                               –Rachel.

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