NO BABY IN THE HOUSE
No baby in the house I know --
'Tis far too nice and clean;
No toys by careless fingers strewn
Upon the floors are seen.
No finger-marks are on the panes,
No scratches on the chairs,
No wooden men set up in rows,
Or marshaled off in pairs;
No little stockings to be darned,
All ragged at the toes,
No pile of mending to be done,
Made up of baby-clothes;
No little troubles to be soothed,
No little hands to fold;
No grimy fingers to be washed,
No stories to be told;
No tender kisses to be given,
No nick-names -- "Clove" and "Mouse";
No merry frolics after tea --
No baby in the house.
No baby in the house I know --
'Tis far too nice and clean;
No toys by careless fingers strewn
Upon the floors are seen.
No finger-marks are on the panes,
No scratches on the chairs,
No wooden men set up in rows,
Or marshaled off in pairs;
No little stockings to be darned,
All ragged at the toes,
No pile of mending to be done,
Made up of baby-clothes;
No little troubles to be soothed,
No little hands to fold;
No grimy fingers to be washed,
No stories to be told;
No tender kisses to be given,
No nick-names -- "Clove" and "Mouse";
No merry frolics after tea --
No baby in the house.