When Bess gave her Dollies a Tea, said she,--
'It's unpolite, when they's Company,
To say you've drinked _two_ cups, you see,--
But say you've drinked _a couple_ of tea.'
More verses by James Whitcomb Riley
- When She Comes Home
- How Did You Rest, Last Night?
- Father William
- Down Around The River
- The Bumblebee