THE SCISSORS
By Laura E. Richards
From Suggested Programs for Special Day Exercises, Lansing, Michigan, Robert Smith Printing Co., 1898p. 69.

We're a jolly pair of twins,
And we always work together.
We are always bright and sharp,
However dull the weather.
Whenever little Maidie
Takes her work-box in her lap,
We are always up and ready
With our "Snip, snip, snap!"

We cut the pretty patches
To piece the pretty quilt;
Each square the next one matches,
Their posies never wilt;
We trim the edges neatly,
With never a mishap,
And what music sounds so sweetly
As our "Snip, snip, snap!"

We cut the dolly's mantle;
We shape the dolly's dress.
Oh, half the clever things we do
You'd never, ever guess!
For food or sleep or playtime
We do not care a rap,
But are ready night and daytime,
With our "Snip, snip, snap!"

"Snip, snip, snap,
Snip, snip, snap,
We are always up and ready
With our "Snip, snip, snap!"

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