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What I’m Doing (And Not Doing) Right Now

August 3, 2011 By Jenna 4 Comments

Song for a Fifth Child

Mother, oh Mother, come shake out your cloth
empty the dustpan, poison the moth,
hang out the washing and butter the bread,
sew on a button and make up a bed.
Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?
She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.


Oh, I’ve grown shiftless as Little Boy Blue
(lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due
(pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo).
The shopping’s not done and there’s nothing for stew
and out in the yard there’s a hullabaloo
but I’m playing Kanga and this is my Roo.
Look! Aren’t her eyes the most wonderful hue?
(lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).

The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
for children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

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  1. Jen says

    August 3, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    Love the pictures. I’m surprised you have time to play Scrabble :)

    Reply
  2. Meagan says

    August 4, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Shes beautiful! :)

    Reply
  3. the rookie years says

    August 9, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    so cute! stumbled on your blog today :) you’re daughter is so adorable. babies are a blast!

    Reply
  4. Jenna says

    August 9, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    Thank you so much for reading!

    Reply
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