Part 2 — THE TOOTHBRUSH BRIGADE
Reading edition
The toothbrush brigade is a happy club We boys and girls have made, We try to care for our teeth So they'll not be decayed. And so we have promised one and all, At morning and at night, To brush them clean and white. First across we'll brush them, Well then up and down we go, Then open wide the mouth you see, And do just as before. So carefully we'll rinse them, too, You'll see a healthy sight. Our teeth so clean and white.
And now my friends a word to you Before we leave the stage, If your teeth you would preserve, Down to a nice old age, Go get your toothbrush and water, too, And start this very night To brush them clean and white.
Chorus
Happy, healthy, little children, Happy, healthy, little children, Happy, healthy, little children, In our toothbrush brigade. —M. E. Stokes.