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-THE LOOKOUT MAN,
Now, listen, little children, and I'll toll
: a story true— .**4 ’ *
And.batter. you remember, for at meansi
anottoyou— ..) ■ • ""
For if,yousiheed. the.lesson, then when
Christmas time is here: : ‘ i :*‘
You’ll get alot of presents and a lot of
Christmas cheer.
Tho Lookout Man is walking when the
star begin, to pegp t .
To see if little cluldren are in ld and.
' 1 fast'adlecp; !U * '. i
And all who act up naughty and don’t
mind their ma’s and ph’s, *
The Lookout Man is watching; and hell
tell old anta’Cgus. ‘ i,
I knew a littlefellow once" who gat real
bad, and said’
He didn’t’carefor Santa Claue, and.
wouldn’t go tobed; '
And said hoididn't have to mind—O( ho
was'awful bad, ** : .
And didn’t seem to. care, ailite inmak
ing fo ks feel sad. Y . .
But when it enino on Christmas Day he.
didn't get a thing, . 1
For Santa Claim had.lteard of hii aud
- not a thing he’d bring. ’ *,
"He know that, had" boy’s record,botter
mind yeutia’s and pa’s.
The Lookout Man is watohingand he’ll
tell old.Santa Claus,
I also knew. a little girl who was just
awful bad.
She wouldn't get her lessons and she.nl-,
. ways, got so inad" $ / "
If anybody told her to bo sti.l and hush
• her noise— ...
Well, she was always wishing for a lot
of Christirae toys; ".* - •
But when 'twas Christmas morning, .to
‘ her wonder and surprise," .
\An empty stocking hanging in the cor
V ner mat her eyes. ;
Yom seo, she acted naughty—better,
mind your ma’s aud-p‘s;.
Tho Lookout Man is watching and.he’ll
tell old Santa Claus,
The Lookout Man is peeping through1
the window every night .
’And counting up tlie children who are’
always, acting right. ...
And going off to lied at once when told:
It’s time to go.
And never pouting, not a bit, or taking'
clothes-dif slow. . ,
He puts theni in the good book, but the'
bad ones in the bad,' *
And when he writes a bad one, O. he
. looks just awful sad; •
he kupys they .will get pthiyg—.
/ better mind your ma’s and pa‘s.
’Ilia Lookout Man is watching and lie’ll,
tell old Santa Claus. " ”
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