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With wild surprise Four great eyes In two small heads, From neighboring beds Looked out — and winked — And glittered and blinked At a very queer sight In the dim starlight. As plain as can be

A fairy tree Flashes and glimmers And shakes and shimmers. Red, green and blue Meet their view; Silver and gold Their sharp eyes behold; Small moon, big stars; And jams in jars. And cakes, and honey And thimbles, and money, Pink dogs, blue cats. Little squeaking rats, And candles, and dolls, And crackers, and polls, A real bird that sings. And tokens and favors. And all sorts of things For the little shavers.