ALLIE
Allie, call the birds in,
The birds from the sky!
Allie calls, Allie sings,
Down they all fly:
First there came
Two white doves,
Then a sparrow from his nest,
Then a clucking bantam hen,
Then a robin red-breast.
Allie, call the beasts in,
The beasts, every one!
Allie calls, Allie sings,
In they all run:
First there came
Two black lambs,
Then a grunting Berkshire sow,
Then a dog without a tail,
Then a red and white cow.
Allie, call the fish up,
The fish from the stream!
Allie calls, Allie sings,
Up they all swim:
First there came
Two gold fish,
A minnow and a miller's thumb,
Then a school of little trout,
Then the twisting eels come.
Allie, call the children,
Call them from the green!
Allie calls, Allie sings,
Soon they run in:
First there came
Tom and Madge,
Kate and I who'll not forget
How we played by the water's edge
Till the April sun set.
[From Country Sentiment (1920)]