And with that she
began nursing her child again, singing a sort of
lullaby to it as she did so, and giving it a vio­ 
lent shake at the end of every line: -- --
"Speak roughly to your little boy, 
And beat him when he sneezes; 
He only does it to annoy, 
Because he knows it teases."CHORUS
(in which the cook and the baby joined): -- -- "Wow! wow! wow!"While the Duchess sang the second verse of
the song, she kept tossing the baby violently up 
and down, and the poor little thing howled so, 
that Alice could hardly hear the words: -- --
"I speak severely to my boy, 
I beat him when he sneezes; 
For he can thoroughly enjoy
The pepper when he pleases!" CHORUS"Wow! wow! wow!" 

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Poet: Lewis Carroll
Poem: Speak Roughly to Your Little Boy

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