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what's o'clock
They laid their hats in the tall green grass
Where the crickets and grasshoppers pass and pass.
Where the crickets and grasshoppers pass and pass.
They hung their coats in the crotch of a pine
And paced five feet in an even line.
And paced five feet in an even line.
They measured five paces either way,
And the saws in their heads screeched "Evelyn Ray."
And the saws in their heads screeched "Evelyn Ray."
The cat-bird sang so loud and clear
He heard nothing at all, there was nothing to hear.
He heard nothing at all, there was nothing to hear.
Even the swish of long legs pushing
Through grass had ceased, there was only the hushing
Through grass had ceased, there was only the hushing
Of a windless wind in the daisy tops,
And the jar stalks make when a grasshopper hops.
And the jar stalks make when a grasshopper hops.
