Ava had a little dolly
And the dolly's name was Molly
Molly had a taller sister
And her sister's name was Elsa
The sisters lived in a big house
Which had a dog, a cat, and mouse
It had a garden, pots with flowers
A clock and sundial counted hours
Outside was small blue car
If dolly wanted to go far
And a train in the train station
And police in the police station
In the hallway was a rug
Where Molly met you with a hug
In the hallway by the window
Was a long inviting settee
When you had nowhere to go
Shut your eyes, dream of the sea - or tea
In the kitchen the best honey
Which had cost a lot of money
In the kitchen was a cook
With an apron, bowl, and book
Upstairs was an attic bed
A pillow where you put your head
And a box with lots of toys
But the toys made no noise
And a wardrobe with a mirror
Where dollies could dress for dinner
And some pictures on the wall
With blue gum to fix them all
On the roof a helipad
Where you could land a little plane
Some of the roof was sloping
Made a runaway for the rain
The roof had statues of a dog
A Noah's ark, tortoise and frog
A cow, a horse, even a bear
A monster with a lot of hair
On the roof the cat with claws
Sat beside the Santa Claus
He hid on the roof all year
Waiting to deliver Chistmas cheer
Yes, dolly did have a brother
And a father, and a mother
Dolly-sitter Ava came to stay
When dollies' Dad went on holiday.
But the dolly girls went to school
And the school had lots of rules
About the times when you could play
The long weekends, and holidays.
At bedtime with a sigh
Dolly had to say goodbye
But Dolly was here to stay
Ready to play another day
So Ava shut the door, the house
Put in the cat, put out the mouse
She said, 'dear dollies, please sleep tight
I wish you, both, a very good night'.
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A new version with illustrations will be added tomorrow.
