LITTLE DICK AND THE CLOCK

When Dicky was sick In the night, and the clock, As he listened, said "Tick- Atty—tick-atty—tock!" He said that it said, Every time it said "Tick," It said "Sick," instead, And he heard it say "Sick!" And when it said "Tick- Atty—tick-atty—tock," He said it said "Sick- Atty—sick-atty—sock!" And he tried to see then, But the light was too dim, Yet he heard it again— And't was talking to him! And then it said "Sick- Atty—sick-atty—sick You poor little Dick- Atty—Dick-atty—Dick!— Have you got the hick- Atties? Hi! send for Doc" To hurry up quick Atty—quick-atty—quock, And heat a hot brick- Atty—brick-atty—brock,

And rikle-ty wrap it And clickle-ty clap it Against his cold feet- Al-ty—weep-aty—eepaty— There he goes, slapit- Ty—slippaty—sleepaty!"