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James Whitcomb Riley - Elmer BrownJames Whitcomb Riley - Elmer Brown
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Awf`lest boy in this-here town   Er anywheres is Elmer Brown!   He`ll mock you--yes, an` strangers, too,   An` make a face an` yell at you,--     "_Here`s_ the way _you_ look!"   Yes, an` wunst in School one day,   An` Teacher`s lookin` wite that way,   He helt his slate, an` hide his head,   An` maked a face at _her_, an` said,--     "_Here`s_ the way _you_ look!"   An` sir! when Rosie Wheeler smile   One morning at him `crosst the aisle,   He twist his face all up, an` black   His nose wiv ink, an` whisper back,--     "_Here`s_ the way _you_ look!"   Wunst when his Aunt`s all dressed to call,   An` kiss him good-bye in the hall,   An` latch the gate an` start away,   He holler out to her an` say,--     "_Here`s_ the way _you_ look!"   An` when his Pa he read out loud   The speech he maked, an` feel so proud   It`s in the paper--Elmer`s Ma   She ketched him--wite behind his Pa,--     "_Here`s_ the way _you_ look!"   Nen when his Ma she slip an` take   Him in the other room an` shake   Him good! w`y, he don`t care--no-_sir_!--   He ist look up an` laugh at her,--     "_Here`s_ the way _you_ look!"
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