| Show Just Folks By EDGAR A A. A GUEST SIGNS OF BABYHOOD On the sleeve of mothers mother's dress dres Sticky little fingers press On her left lert arms spots reveal Signs of many a happy happ meal Milk and gravy cookie crumbs Printed there by dimpled thumbs That's why why- mothers everywhere Cannot keep a thing to wear Always little fingers leave Traces on the mothers mother's sleeve It If youve you've an observant eye You can tell them passing b by Mothers who have children small Cannot hide the fact at all There are places oft ott retouched Which the little hand have clutched Spots of or jam and drops of milk Left indelibly on silk Are if rightly understood Certain signs of babyhood Theres There's one side of every dress Where the sticky fingers press Theres There's one wrinkled sleeve and its it's Alwa Always s 's where the baby sl sits ails Copyright Copyright- ht 1935 Edgar A. A Guest |