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	''Little Billy'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in [[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] by [[John Murray]] on 21 september 1922.		''Little Billy'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in [[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] by [[John Murray]] on 21 september 1922.


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	== Little Billy ==		== Little Billy ==

	The Doctor came at half-past one,~~<br />~~		<poem>
	Little Billy saw him from the window.~~<br />~~		The Doctor came at half-past one,
	The Doctor he was short and fat,~~<br />~~		Little Billy saw him from the window.
	He hid a trumpet in his hat,~~<br />~~		The Doctor he was short and fat,
	And spoke with his ear. You may all doubt that,~~<br />~~		He hid a trumpet in his hat,
			And spoke with his ear. You may all doubt that,
	But Little Billy saw it from the window.		But Little Billy saw it from the window.

			The Doctor left at half-past four.
	The Doctor left at half-past four.~~<br />~~		Little Billy saw him from the window.
	Little Billy saw him from the window.~~<br />~~		The Doctor's head was white and bare.
	The Doctor's head was white and bare.~~<br />~~		Like an ostrich egg in a nest of hair,
	Like an ostrich egg in a nest of hair,~~<br />~~		The marble bounced right up in the air
	The marble bounced right up in the air~~<br />~~
	When little Billy dropped it from the window.		When little Billy dropped it from the window.

			The Doctor came with a small black bag,
	The Doctor came with a small black bag,~~<br />~~		Little Billy saw it from the window.
	Little Billy saw it from the window.~~<br />~~		And what do you think he had in that ?
	And what do you think he had in that ?~~<br />~~		Why, a great big howling, yowling brat,
	Why, a great big howling, yowling brat,~~<br />~~		With a voice like a discontented cat.
	With a voice like a discontented cat.~~<br />~~
	Little Billy heard it from the window.		Little Billy heard it from the window.

			And that's how the new brother came,
	And that's how the new brother came,~~<br />~~		While little Billy waited at the window.
	While little Billy waited at the window.~~<br />~~		"Who would have thought that Brother Jack
	"Who would have thought that Brother Jack~~<br />~~		Would yell like that! They ought to pack
	Would yell like that ! They ought to pack~~<br />~~		Him into the bag and send him back,"
	Him into the bag and send him back,"~~<br />~~
	Said angry little Billy at the window.		Said angry little Billy at the window.
			</poem>

TCDE-Team at 11:55, 18 August 2016

2016-08-18T11:55:26Z

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''Little Billy'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in [[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] by [[John Murray]] on 21 september 1922.

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] - Collected Edition'' (21 september 1922, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] - Collected Edition'' (14 september 1928, [[John Murray]] [UK])

== Little Billy ==

The Doctor came at half-past one, 
Little Billy saw him from the window. 
The Doctor he was short and fat, 
He hid a trumpet in his hat, 
And spoke with his ear. You may all doubt that, 
But Little Billy saw it from the window.

The Doctor left at half-past four. 
Little Billy saw him from the window. 
The Doctor's head was white and bare. 
Like an ostrich egg in a nest of hair, 
The marble bounced right up in the air 
When little Billy dropped it from the window.

The Doctor came with a small black bag, 
Little Billy saw it from the window. 
And what do you think he had in that ? 
Why, a great big howling, yowling brat, 
With a voice like a discontented cat. 
Little Billy heard it from the window.

And that's how the new brother came, 
While little Billy waited at the window. 
"Who would have thought that Brother Jack 
Would yell like that ! They ought to pack 
Him into the bag and send him back," 
Said angry little Billy at the window.

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