Bravery!

I have had a million thoughts rambling around my brain. We went to see my sister, Jini, who had a heart transplant last week. It was tough! Seeing her was surreal, attached to monitors and tubes, conscience and yet hard for her to communicate. But seeing her was great! We did talk some what, her muffled soft words, mostly I talked, or our mom. One thing is I remembered as girls growing up, sharing a room together and Jini reciting poems/prose to me. Mostly in the dark, trying to go to sleep. She struggled to mouth the words to ' Little Orphan Annie' and I couldn't even remember anything but the first line and the catch phrase, 'and the goblins will get you...if you don't watch out.' ....so, I came home and dug them out of the desk, from where I had put copies she made me 10 years ago!
So, Jini, this is for you and me, cuz I don't remember the words!!

Little Orphan Annie's come to our house to stay
To wash the cups and saucers, and sweep the crumbs away.
To shew the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth and sweep,
To make the fire and bake the bread; to earn her board and keep.

And all us other chillens, when the supper things is done.
We sit around the kitchen fire and has the mostest fun
A listenen to the witch tales that Annie tells about.

And the goblins will get you...if you don't watch out.

An' once there was a little girl, who'd always laugh and grin;
And make fun of everyone and all her blood and kin.
And once when there was company and old folks was there,
She mocked them and she shocked them
And said she didn't care.

An' just as she kicked up her heels and turned to run and hide,
There were TWO GREAT BIG BLACK THINGS a 'standin by her side.
An' they snatched her through the ceilin' for she know'd what she's about.

And the goblins will get you...if you don't watch out.

An' once there was a little boy who wouldn't say his prayers.
An' when he went to bed one night, away up stairs,
His mammy heard him holler and his daddy heard him bawl...
And when they turned the kivers down, he wasn't there at all.

The seek'd him in the rafters roof, cubby hole and press.
They seek'd him up the chimney flue and everywhere I guess.
But all they ever found was just his pants and round about.

And the goblins will get you...if you don't watch out.

And Little Orphan Annie says, when the blaze is blue,
An' the lamp wicks sputter and the wind goes 'OOOOOOOO...'
Youd' better mind your parents and your teachers fond and dear'
And cherish them's that loves you and dry the orphans tear
And help the poor and needy ones that clusters all about

Or the goblins will get YOU if you don't watch out...