Little Girls Are Best

Little girls are mighty nice,

Take‘ em any way they come;

They are always worth their price;

Life without‘ em would be glum;

Run earth's lists of treasures through,

Pile‘ em high until they fall,

Gold an’ costly jewels, too —

Little girls are best of all.

Nothing equals‘ em on earth!

I'm an old man an’ I know

Any little girl is worth

More than all the gold below;

Eyes o’ blue or brown or gray,

Raven hair or golden curls,

There's no joy on earth to-day

Quite so fine as little girls.

Pudgy nose or freckled face,

Fairy-like or plain to see,

God has surely blessed the place

Where a little girl may be;

They're the jewels of His crown

Dropped to earth from heaven above,

Like wee angel souls sent down

To remind us of His love.

God has made some lovely things —

Roses red an’ skies o’ blue,

Trees an’ babbling silver springs,

Gardens glistening with dew —

But take every gift to man,

Big an’ little, great an’ small,

Judge it on its merits, an’

Little girls are best of all!