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KNOWING TOMMY TICKLE 
 
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KNOWING TOMMY TICKLE. 
 
 Knowing Tom Tickle 
 Was a nice little lad, 
 
 He was not very good, 
 Nor yet very bad. 
 
 In London he lived 
 
 All his life, you must know, 
 
 And thought nothing so good 
 As the Lord Mayor's Show ! 
 
 Now he had an uncle, 
 
 A farmer was he, 
 And he likewise had cousins, 
 
 I think there were three. 
 
 Now it happen'd one day, 
 When they came to town, 
 
 They were all very kind, 
 And ask'd Tommy down. 
 
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Now the country people. 
 
 He thought to surprise, 
 For a notion he had 
 
 They were not very wise. 
 
 He got to a path 
 
 That led to the house, 
 But he did not much like 
 
 To pass all the cows. 
 
 A turkey cock, then, 
 
 Stood close to the door, 
 
 A live one, you must know, 
 He had not seen before. 
 
 He held up his head, 
 " Coble, coble," he said, 
 
 He spread out his wings, 
 And Tom was afraid. 
 
Then the turkey cock ran 
 Quite close to his heels, 
 
 Tom jump'd o'er the palings, 
 Right into the fields. 
 
 But there he soon met 
 With a large flock of geese, 
 
 Who would not let him 
 Have a moment of peace. 
 
 But an old dame was sweeping 
 Her little bed-room, 
 
 And she soon put them all 
 To the rout with her broom. 
 
 Tom got into the house, 
 And out of his fright, 
 
 So he slept very sound 
 On that very same night. 
 
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They went to a friend's, 
 And came back at night, 
 
 But Tom thought it strange 
 There was no gas light! 
 
 Tom's country cousins 
 Had mischief in store, 
 
 So before they got home, 
 They ran on before. 
 
 Then in the main road, 
 On a high finger-post, 
 
 A large turnip-lantern 
 They stuck for a ghost ! 
 
 Tom took to his heels, 
 In a terrible fright, 
 
 And call'd out for help, 
 But they laugh'd at the sight. 
 
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The next morning early, 
 They were by his side, 
 
 And said, " On the donkey 
 Will you take a ride?" 
 
 Now Tom thought this job 
 He surely could do, 
 
 So he got on his back 
 In a minute or two. 
 
 Now a boy thought a joke 
 At this time could not fail, 
 
 So he put some furze 
 Under poor Donkey's tail. 
 
 Donkey kick'd up behind, 
 Which raised Tommy's fears, 
 
 And he would have fall'n off, 
 But he held by the ears. 
 
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 Then Tom took a walk, 
 At the end of the day, 
 
 And when it got dark, 
 He soon lost his way. 
 
 To follow a lantern, 
 
 He thought would be right, 
 For he at some distance 
 
 Beheld a small light. 
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 He ran on so boldly, 
 
 Nor thought it a risk, 
 
 For he had never seen 
 
 ^ real Will of the whisp. 
 
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 But the light disappear'd, 
 
 As if in a fog, 
 And he found himself sticking 
 
 Quite fast in a bog ! 
 
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 Then they put him to bed, 
 And he slept till next day, 
 
 When he pack'd up his things, 
 And ran . quite away. 
 
 the hills he went up, 
 And the hills he went down! 
 
 Till at last, to his joy, 
 He Pfot safe into town. 
 
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 Now the people in London, 
 I thought were so wise, 
 
 That the dull country people 
 I began to despise. 
 
 But now I have seen them, 
 They are not so bad, 
 
 For they can play tricks 
 With a very smart lad. 
 
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 Knowing Tommy Tickle; and his 
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