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 BABY&rsquo;S RING. Phoebe Cary.

1. Moth - er&rsquo;s quite dis - tract - ed, Sis - ter's in des - pair,

2. Sure - ly nev - er such a babe Made a moth - er glad;

3. When she comes to wo - man-hood, If she keeps so fair,

All the household is a - stir Search-ing ev - &rsquo;ry - where.

Nev - er such a dain - ty hand An - y ba - by had!

She will sure- ly wear the ring Maid - ens love

Ev - &rsquo;ry nook must be ex-plored, Ev - &rsquo;ry cor - ner scanned&mdash; Small-est ring was ev - er made Off her fin - ger slips;

And lest she should lose it then, She&rsquo;ll be wise and deep.