Part 2 — "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW"
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I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives,—ah well, I must not tell,— Wouldn't you like to know?
Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress,— Wouldn't you like to know?
Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam,— Wouldn't you like to know?
Her lips are red and finely wed, Like roses ere they blow; What lover sips Those dewy lips,— Wouldn't you like to know?
Her fingers are like lilies fair When lilies fairest grow; Whose hand they press With fond caress,— Wouldn't you like to know?
Her foot is small, and has a fall Like snowflakes on the snow; And where it goes Beneath the rose,— Wouldn't you like to know?
She has a name, the sweetest name That language can bestow. 'Twould break the spell If I should tell,— Wouldn't you like to know?
John Godfrey Saxe [1816-1887]