"Have You Seen My Doll?"
If you please I am almost distracted
I've hunted all over the place
I've pulled all the clothes off the bedstead
But I can't find a mite of a trace
I've torn off the antimacassar
From every sofa and chair
And I've smashed all the plates on the dresser
But my darling I cannot find them there
Chorus
Please have you seen my dolly
The one I most admire
Her eyes were blue as violets
Her proper name was Mary
We used to call her Poll
Oh, tell me have you seen her?
Oh dear, I've lost my doll!
She was such a pretty creature
Though her head had a very large crack
And last week I melted her nose off
And the sawdust came out of the back
From her legs Tommy tore off the leather
And painted them over with ink
And really I cannot tell whether
But her arms are both broken I think
Chorus
Please have you seen my dolly
The one I most admire
Her eyes were blue as violets
Her proper name was Mary
We used to call her Poll
Oh, tell me have you seen her?
Oh dear, I've lost my doll!
She may have got into the saucepan
And been boiled with the chicken and ham
Or she might have got into the larder
And been drowned in the pickles or jam!
She may have been thrown in the copper
Or torn into bits by the cat
Or she may have been sent to the mangle
And mangled out perfectly flat.
Chorus
Please have you seen my dolly
The one I most admire
Her eyes were blue as violets
Her proper name was Mary
We used to call her Poll
Oh, tell me have you seen her?
Oh dear, I've lost my doll!
Perhaps she's been thrown out of window
Or tossed out along with the dust
Oh, dear me, I really must find her
Or go mad I certainly must!
Wherever, where can I have put her?
Her loss now I really can't bear!
Why! what's this I've got in my pocket?
Now who could have put her in there?
Chorus
Please have you seen my dolly
The one I most admire
Her eyes were blue as violets
Her proper name was Mary
We used to call her Poll
Oh, tell me have you seen her?
Oh dear, I've lost my doll!
Ma says I must know where I put her
If I did, why I'm sure I forgot
Just look at the time I have wasted!
Oh, these dolls are a troublesome lot!
I found her, you know, with such trouble
(Oh, no, if you please, do not laugh!)
I wanted to bend her just double
And she's broken herself just in half!
Chorus
Please have you seen my dolly
The one I most admire
Her eyes were blue as violets
Her proper name was Mary
We used to call her Poll
Oh, tell me have you seen her?
Oh dear, I've lost my doll!
