CHIPPEREE, CHIP.
Reading edition
Words by G. Cooper. Music by T. Crampton.
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1. I once knew a couple that liv'd in a wood,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! And up in a tree-top their dwelling it stood,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! The summer it came and the summer it went,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! And there they lived on though they never paid rent,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! 2. When winter came on with its frost and its snow,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! They cared not a bit when they heard the wind blow,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! For wrapp'd in their feathers they lay down to sleep,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! But oh, in the spring, how their bright eyes did peep,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! 3. Their parlor was lined with the softest of wool,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! Their kitchen was warm and their pantry was full,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! And four little babies peep'd out at the sky,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip! You never saw darlings so pretty and shy,— Chipperee, chipperee, chip!