Heinrich Hoffman 1844

 

Shock-headed Peter
Just look at him! there he stands Just look at him! there he stands,
With his nasty hair and hands.
See! his nails are never cut;
They are grimed as black as soot;
And the sloven, I declare,
Never once has combed his hair;
Anything to me is sweeter
Than to see Shock-headed Peter.
With his nasty hair and hands
Anything to me is sweeter Than to see Shock-headed Peter