Father Goose, His Book

By Lyman Frank Baum

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Why does the doggy bark, papa,
    Why does the doggy bark?

The reason why,
    if you must know,
Is that the little
    dog can`t crow,
And so he has to bark.

Why does the rooster crow, papa?
    Why does the rooster crow?

The reason why
    I`ll tell to you;
Because the rooster
    cannot mew,
And so he has to crow.

Why does the kitten mew, papa,
    Why does the kitten mew?

The reason why
    I`m forced to say
Is that the kitten
    Can not bray,
And so she has to mew.

Why does the donkey bray, papa,
    Why does the donkey bray?

The reason for
    the donkey`s bray
Is that the beast
    was born that way,

And so, he has to bray.


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