Suggestive programs for special day exercises/Labor Day/The Scissors
THE SCISSORS.
(Recitation for little girls, holding scissors that "snip" at the proper time.)
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, never 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!”