A Good Play
We
built
a
ship
upon
the
stairs
All
made
of
the
back-bedroom
chairs,
And
filled
it
full
of
soft
pillows
To
go
a-sailing
on
the
billows.
We
took
a
saw
and
several
nails,
And
water
in
the
nursery
pails;
And
Tom
said,
"Let
us
also
take
An
apple
and
a
slice
of
cake;"—
Which
was
enough
for
Tom
and
me
To
go
a-sailing
on,
till
tea.
We
sailed
along
for
days
and
days,
And
had
the
very
best
of
plays;
But
Tom
fell
out
and
hurt
his
knee,
So
there
was
no
one
left
but
me.
