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“I did want crackers,
 And I did want candy;
I know a box of chocolates
 Would come in handy;
I do love oranges,
 I did want nuts.
I haven’t got a pocket-knife—
 Not one that cuts.
And, oh! if Father Christmas had loved me at all,
He would have brought a big, red india-rubber ball!”

King John stood by the window,
 And frowned to see below
The happy bands of boys and girls
 All playing in the snow.
A while he stood there watching,
 And envying them all . . .
When through the window big and red
There hurtled by his royal head,
And bounced and fell upon the bed,
 An india-rubber ball!

AND, OH, FATHER CHRISTMAS,
MY BLESSINGS ON YOU FALL
MY BFOR BRINGING HIM
MY BA BIG, RED,
MY BINDIA-RUBBER
MY BBALL!