Classic Poem

Little Susie Lilly,
Strolling down Broadway,
Wonders at the windows
Decked for Christmas Day.
Here and there she lingers,
Dreaming all the time
What she'd buy for Christmas,
If she had a dime.

Little Susie Lilly
Never has a cent;
All her father's money
Goes to pay the rent;
All her mother's earnings
Go for beer and bread.
Susie thinks a girl is
Lucky when she's fed.

Little Susie Lilly,
Strolling down the street,
Hasn't decent shoes to
Hide her chubby feet;
Hasn't e'en a single
Dress that's fit to wear,
And of gloves or mittens
Never had a pair!

Little Susie Lilly
Is so poorly clad,
Don't you think a dress would
Make her very glad?
Don't you think if she were
Told to go and choose,
She would pick a jacket
Or a pair of shoes?

Little Susie Lilly,
Standing in the snow,
What is in the window
That has charmed you so?
Is it shoes or mittens?
Is it cakes or pies?
Bless me, it's a dolly
That can wink its eyes!