Little Miss Brag has much to say To the rich little lady from over the way And the rich little lady puts out a lip As she looks at her own white, dainty slip, And wishes that she could wear a gown As pretty as gingham of faded brown!
For little Miss Brag she lays much stress On the privileges of a gingham dress - "Aha, Oho!"
The rich little lady from over the way Has beautiful dolls in vast array;
Yet she envies the raggedy home-made doll She hears our little Miss Brag extol.
For the raggedy doll can fear no hurt From wet, or heat, or tumble, or dirt!
Her nose is inked, and her mouth is, too, And one eye's black and the other's blue - "Aha, Oho!"
The rich little lady goes out to ride With footmen standing up outside, Yet wishes that, sometimes, after dark Her father would trundle her in the park; - That, sometimes, her mother would sing the things Little Miss Brag says her mother sings When through the attic window streams The moonlight full of golden dreams - "Aha, Oho!"
Yes, little Miss Brag has much to say To the rich little lady from over the way;
And yet who knows but from her heart Often the bitter sighs upstart - Uprise to lose their burn and sting In the grace of the tongue that loves to sing Praise of the treasures all its own!
So I've come to love that treble tone - "Aha, Oho!"
