What Katy Did
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted.
Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. The books were frequently reprinted and all are available online.
Coolidge modeled Katy on her own childhood self, and the other 'Little Carrs' on her brothers and sisters. The title is a play on the katydid, a species of cricket – which explains the insects on the first edition book cover.
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What Katy Did
by: BabyshamblesShoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
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Shoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
Shoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
Oh watcha gonna do, Katie?
You're a sweet sweet girl.
But it's a cruel, cruel world
a cruel, cruel world.
My pins are none too strong, Katie
Oh hurry up Mrs. Brown
I can feel 'em coming down
& it won't take none too long
But since you said goodbye
The polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Shoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
Shoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
Shoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
Shoop, shoop, shoop de-lang de-lang
Oh watcha gonna do, Katie?
You're a sweet sweet girl.
But it's a cruel, cruel world
a cruel, cruel world.
Safety pins are none too strong
They hold my life together
And I never say never ever never
say never again
Oh but since you said goodbye
The polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Since you said goodbye
The polka dots fill my eyes
And I don't know why
Say you want
Say you will
Say you won't but don't leave me standing
Say you will, it's up to anyone
That's what they all like to know
And since you said goodbye
The polka dots fill my eyes