by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)

Look over the wall, and I’ll tell you...
Language: English 
Look over the wall, and I’ll tell you why,--
The King and the Queen will soon pass by;
Madams and masters, look this way,
The King and his Court ride past to-day.

The Queen has a robe that is gold and red,
She is stately, and sits with a crown on her head,
And four very little boys after her go,
To do as she bids them, -- they never say "No."

The banners are waving, the soldiers are drumming;
'Tis indeed a fine sight that, I tell you, is coming!
So, if you look long enough over the wall,
You'll see a great deal, if you do not see all.

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Confirmed with Kate Greenaway, Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, New York: George Routledge & Sons, [1880], page 34.


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