Little Girls Are Best

Little girls are mighty nice, Take 'em any way they come; They are always worth their price; Life without 'em would be glum; Run earth's lists of treasures through, Pile 'em high until they fall, Gold an' costly jewels, too- Little girls are best of all. Nothing equals 'em on earth! I'm an old man an' I know Any little girl is worth More than all the gold below; Eyes o' blue or brown or gray, Raven hair or golden curls, There's no joy on earth to-day Quite so fine as little girls. Pudgy nose or freckled face, Fairy-like or plain to see, God has surely blessed the place Where a little girl may be; They're the jewels of His crown Dropped to earth from heaven above, Like wee angel souls sent down To remind us of His love. God has made some lovely things- Roses red an' skies o' blue, Trees an' babbling silver springs, Gardens glistening with dew- But take every gift to man, Big an' little, great an' small, Judge it on its merits, an' Little girls are best of all!