As one of my personal projects, I am scanning and correctly, archivally storing the family collection of papers and documents. Yesterday I scanned a collection of 400 post cards dating from 1908 to 1920.
One little series mentioned soap, so I read it carefully … and I just have to share:
![2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-1](https://www.mariegale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-1.jpg)
Mary has a little Monkey
Just as cute as it can be,
It was covered with the softest hair
That ever did you see.
![2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-2](https://www.mariegale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-2.jpg)
To keep it nice and clean
Was Mary’s greatest hope,
She washed her little monkey
With the best kind of soap
![2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-3](https://www.mariegale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-3.jpg)
The boys all like Mary
And like her monkey, too.
And when they play so nice with it,
What can Mary do?
![2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-4](https://www.mariegale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-4.jpg)
Once Mary’s monkey got real cold
That filled her with alarm,
So she bought some woolen pants
For to keep her monkey warm.
![2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-5](https://www.mariegale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-5.jpg)
Mary went in swimming
And she took her little pet,
A wave hit in the … “good old summer time,”1
And she got her monkey wet.
![2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-6](https://www.mariegale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-03-Mary-Monkey-6.jpg)
Mary now is married,
And it keeps her on the jump.
And between the man and Mary,
Her monkey has to hump2.
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What more is there to say?
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