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The Open Door
ENGLAND is a cosy little country,
Excepting for the draughts along the floor.
And that is why you're told,
When the passages are cold:
"Darling, you've forgot to shut the Door!"
The Awful East Wind blows it-
Pussy on the Hearthrug shows it,
Aunty at the Writing-table knows it-
"Darling, you've forgot to shut the Door!"
Shut-shut-shut the Door, my darling!
Always shut the Door behind you, but
You can go when you are old
Where there isn't any cold-
So there isn't any Door that need be shut!
And-
The deep Verandah shows it-
The pale Magnolia knows it-
And the bold, white Trumpet-flower blows it:-
There isn't any Door that need be shut!
The piping Tree-toad knows it-
The midnight Firefly shows it
And the Beams of the Moon disclose it:-
There isn't any Door that need be shut!
The milky Beaches know it-
The silky Breezes blow it-
And the Shafts of the Sunrise show it:-
There isn't any Door that need be shut!
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