Mother May I Go Out to Swim

“Mother, may I go out to swim?”
“Yes, my darling daughter.
Hang your clothes on a hickory limb,
But don’t go near the water!”

A B C D E F G,
H I J K L M,
N O P Q R S T,
And that’s the way to spell ’em.

Then comes U and then comes V,
Let the chorus ring ’em,
W X and Y and Z,
And that’s the way to sing ’em.