Now We Are Six/In the Dark

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4139090Now We Are Six — In the DarkAlan Alexander Milne

I’ve had my supper,
And had my supper,
  And HAD my supper and all;
I’ve heard the story
Of Cinderella,
  And how she went to the ball;
I’ve cleaned my teeth,
And I’ve said my prayers,
  And I’ve cleaned and said them right;
And they’ve all of them been
And kissed me lots,
  They’ve all of them said “Good-night.”

So—here I am in the dark alone,
There’s nobody here to see;



    I think to myself,
    I play to myself,
  And nobody knows what I say to myself;
Here I am in the dark alone,
  What is it going to be?
I can think whatever I like to think,
I can play whatever I like to play,
I can laugh whatever I like to laugh,
  There’s nobody here but me.



I’m talking to a rabbit . . .
  I’m talking to the sun . . .



I think I am a hundred—
  I’m one.
I’m lying in a forest . . .
  I’m lying in a cave . . .
I’m talking to a Dragon . . .
  I’m BRAVE.
I’m lying on my left side . . .
  I’m lying on my right . . .
I’ll play a lot tomorrow . . .
  . . . . . . .

I’ll think a lot tomorrow
  . . . . . . .

I’ll laugh . . .
a lot . . .
tomorrow . . .
(Heigh-ho!)
Good-night.