Oh! what do you buy at Christmastime For a boy who is about...so tall? Just what can you think of at Christmastime That he would like best of all?
We searched through the toy stores. Yes, we searched through them all To find just the right thing For a boy....'bout that tall.
The things we saw in the windows there Were either too big or too small And would never do for the gift for him... The boy just about....so tall.
But the gift that came on Christmas Eve For the boy that was just that tall, Though tied with green bow, would fit in his hand, And..."The bestest present of all."
A little black puppy with four white feet And the wagglingest tail in the town Was under and on and around and in And over and upside down!
The years have passed since that Christmas Eve, When the little black dog came to stay; And the greeting he gives to the boy growing tall Gets wigglier every day!
A little black puppy with four white feet And the wagglingest tail in the town, Who chews off the buckles and eats all the fudge, Might even tear Sis's best gown
Is still the "bestest of presents" to get For a small boy...who'll grow six feet tall. Just between you and me, I really do think That the puppy was meant for us all.
