It Is Time For Bed, So The Nurse Declares, But I Slip Off To The Nook, The Cozy Nook At The Head Of The Stairs, Where Daddy'S Reading His Book. "I Want To Sit Here Awhile On Your Knee," I Say, As I Toast My Feet, "And I Want You To Pop Some Corn For Me, And Give Me An Apple Sweet." I Tickle Him Under The Chin - Just So - And I Say, "Please Can't I, Dad?" Then I Kiss His Mouth So He Can't Say No To His Own Little Black-Eyed Lad. "You Can't Have A Pony This Year At All," Says My Stingy Uncle Joe, After Promising It - And There'S The Stall Fixed Ready For It, You Know. One Can't Depend On His Uncle, I See, It's Daddies That Are The Best, And I Find Mine And Climb Up On His Knee As He Takes His Smoke And Rest. I Tickle Him Under The Chin - Just So - And I Say, "Please Can't I, Dad?" Then I Kiss His Mouth So He Can't Say No To His Own Little Black-Eyed Lad. I Want To Skate, And Oh, What A Fuss For Fear I'll Break Through The Ice! This Woman That Keeps Our House For Us, She Isn't What I Call Nice. She Wants A Boy To Be Just Like A Girl, To Play In The House All Day, Keep His Face All Clean And His Hair In Curl, But Dad Doesn't Think That Way. I Tickle Him Under The Chin - Just So - And I Say, "Please Can't I, Dad?" Then I Kiss His Mouth So He Can't Say No To His Own Little Black-Eyed Lad. "You're Growing So Big," Says My Dad To Me. "Soon Be A Man, I Suppose, Too Big To Climb On Your Old Dad'S Knee And Toast Your Ten Little Toes." Then His Voice It Gets The Funniest Shake, And Oh, But He Hugs Me Tight! I Say, When I Can't Keep My Eyes Awake, "Let Me Sleep With You To-Night." I Tickle Him Under The Chin - Just So - And I Say, "Please Can't I, Dad?" Then I Kiss His Mouth So He Can't Say No To His Own Little Black-Eyed Lad.