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Two little dogs were Snip and Snap
Twin brothers, as you see.
And close wherever you saw one
The other one would be.
One had a black spot on his ear,
And one upon his eye,
And that's how you knew Snip from Snap
Whenever they ran by.
They romped together on the lawn
Sometimes the whole day through,
And chased strange cats all up the trees,
As dogs are apt to do.
"Now, Snip and Snap" their master said
One fine and sunny day,
"You two must stay and watch the house
While we are all away."
And then he waved his hand at them
As if to say "Good Bye,"
And Snip and Snap lay down on guard
With bright and watchful eye.
Said Snip to Snap:" 'Tis very dull,
I think you will agree;
Let's take a run across the fields
And right back home, you see."
And so across the fields they went
Without one thought of care
Until they met old Billy Goat
With great long beard and hair.
Right by the swimming hole he stood
And grazed upon the brink,
For down the steep and slippery bank
He often went to drink.
"Oh-ho!" cried Snip, "here's fun indeed;
We'll hide behind the hill,
And then come tearing down like mad
And frighten Brother Bill.
And Bill, so startled and surprised,
Will jump to get away,
And get the finest bath he's had
For many and many a day."
Now Billy Goat was very wise
And shrewd as he could be;
He saw both dogs and wagged his beard
Oh, very knowingly.
He stepped out to the very brink,
And when, with bark and cry,
The two dogs came he stepped asid
And let them both go by.
Oh me! Oh my! They could not stop,
So fast they came, those rash
And naughty dogs, and o'er the brink
They went and then--ker-splash!
Into the swimming hole they went
With gurgle, yelp and cry,
And Billy Goat stood on the brink
And looked and winked his eye.
"Oh-ho!"he cried, "my pretty pair,
You are a sight to see;
You fell into the very trap
You tried to set for me."
And when they tried to scramble out
With all their might and main,
Old Billy stood upon the bank
And pushed them in again.
At last he let them both come out
Upon the bank to dry,
So wet and muddy and so cold,
With shiver, whine and cry.
And when they got back home they were
A sorry sight to see,
All streaked with mud and soaking wet
And cold as they could be.
Old Billy Goat just wagged his beard
And saw them slink away;
"I think," he said, "those dogs have learned
A thing or two today."