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L ittle fello w to tell
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I m sure t W i l l a m use you ,
So now round m e c o me ,
While I r ead you the wonder s
0 f ' eneral To m Thu m b
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To m s a ' er y great beauty ,
Although he s so s m all ,
Only think ' fro m si ' m onths
H e has scar c e grown at all
H e W eighs 'ust fifteen pounds
And an ounce , I a m told ,
And yet he is no w
M ore than fifteen y ear s old
H e has a good figur e
And a sweet p r ett y fac e ,
And all that h e do es
Is done W ith m uch gra ce
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Th ough s m all a s a baby ,
Yo u soon wi l l find out
That he talks , and he sings ,
And h e dances abo ut
And he kisses his hand s
To the ladies all r o und ,
A n d r e ceives their app laus e
W ith a bow to t he gro und ;
the sa m e as he would
a m a n he had grown '
Such a w onderful creature
Th e re never was known
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o u To m s pretty fing e rs
Are fine dia m ond rings ;
The gifts of great nobles ,
Of Queens and of K ings '
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A nd a watch in his pock e t ,
He had fro m the Quee n ,
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F or V ictoria s palace
Th r ee ti m es he has s een
And her m a'e st y s m iled
When he picked up h er fan,
And said that To m Thu mb
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Wa s a S m art little m an
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The young P r inc e of Wal e s
Wa s d e light e d to s e e
L itt l e To m , so m uch old er ,
Y et s mall er th an h e
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In his funny black boots ,
And his little cocked hat ,
And his ' eneral s coat ,
With his sword besides that
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F or so m eti m es he ll dress Q
L ike N a p ol e pn of France ;
So m eti m es like a sailor
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A hornpipe he ll dance
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And then like a soldier,
L ook gall ant and strong ;
Then like an o l d m a n
H e will b obbl e along
Then again like a dandy,
With ' er y fine clothes ,
With kid gl oves and cane ,
Out a walking he goes
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And oft in the dress
Of a brave H ighland laddie ,
H e sings to the ladies
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' o m e under m' p l a dd i e
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And they all s war m around
L ike so m any be e s ,
S o pretty he looks
With his little bare kn ee s
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With his tiny doll s m o uth
Then h e kisses each one ,
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F or a kiss is what To mm y
R efus e s to non e
At h om e o r abro a d ,
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Whe reve r To m s se en ,
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To th e ladi e s he s partial ,
Though only si ' teen
And he looks all around hi m ,
Until he can find
A sweet little girl
Who is 'ust to h is mind
With a s mil e , to a chair
He hands little M iss ,
And wh e n they ar e seat e d
H e gi' es her a kiss
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And Tom has a carriage
To co m e at his call ;
The m a' er scarce kne w
H ow to m ake one so s m all
With t wo little ponies
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The s m all e st e er found ,
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And they say it all cost hi m
' ust si ' hundred pound
And such a s m all driver
Y o u never did see ,
Though ' eneral To m Thumb
Is m uch s m aller th an he
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To France and to E ngland
D e ar little To m went ,
And m ost of his ti m e
W ith K ings and Queens spent
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And when he started
To take this long trip ,
The boys and girls followed hi m
D own to the ship
H e has a fine so fa ,
With which a young P rince
P resented unto hi m ,
A little while since
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Where To m , when he s tired ,
At ease m a' recline
On its red velvet cushion ,
S o soft and so fine
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Tis so s m all in its si z e '
That it see m s to the eye
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' ust the place for a l a dy s
P e t l a p dog to lie
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H i s nam e it is Spring ;
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He will fetch and will carry ,
Will go and will co m e ,
And do all h e is bid
B' his m aster To m Thu mb
But often I kno w,
Tis his pleasure and prid e
To have a yo ung lady
Sit do wn by his side
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F or To mmy s attentions
Are always sincere ,
And fro m his behavi or
She has nothing to fear
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And whenever To m s lady
Should wish for a r id e,
She soon sees h is horses
0 r coach by her side
While once in a carriage,
The horses took fright,
R a n do wn a steep hill
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T was a terrible sight
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The carriage turn
And in the inside
Wa s ' ener al Tom T h u mb
And his gentle man g uide
Who s e eing the danger
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Rushed out like a rock e t ,
With litt le Tom Thu mb
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One day whilst e ' hibiting
In a large town ,
a' see hi m , '
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The fl ooring broke down
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Many pe ople were hurt
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But their brui ses to cur e ,
And m ake all the hoarding
In futur e secure ,
H e ga' e fro m his for tu ne
A ' ery large su m ,
F or a war m hearted fe ll ow
Is little To m Thu m b
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Of a r ude th r o n g of visitors
Once to b e r id ,
He cr e pt into the m ufl
Of a lady , a nd hid ;
Who bo r e hi m aw ay ,
Of her treasu r e 'uite pro ud ,
B ut Tom p opt his head out ,
And spoke to th e crowd ,
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Ugdfare d in a voic e
And a manner as blu ff
H e w ould fight the fir st m an
Who would enter the m ud
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Only think what a 'ourney
D ear little Tom had ;
Hi s fat her and m other
Mu st both have felt sad
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Th ough far fro m his ho m e ,
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F or a life of ad' entur e s
Suits him to a T
And when h e ca m e ho m e
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What stories he d tell ,
And ho w g la d were his parents
To find hi m so well
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But To m m a de a fortune ,
A n d as I a m told ,
Har dly kno ws what to do
With his silver and gold
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But he is kind h e a r ted ,
And all will believ e
That the wants of distress
He will a lways reli e v e
And now to the end
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Of m ' story I ve co m e
Of the life and adventure s
0 f ' enera l To m Th um b
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