Thank You You're Welcome

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Thank You You're Welcome

   Author:  Louis Slobodkin
Copyright Date:  1957
Publisher:  Vanguard
Pagination:  26 p.
Dedication:  for Davie & Nate with Love

JIMMY WAS HAPPY,
AND JIMMY WAS GOOD,
HE ALWAYS SAID “THANK YOU”
WHENEVER HE SHOULD.

HE SAID “THANK YOU” AT SCHOOL
FOR EVERY NEW TOY,
AND EVERYONE SAID, “YOU’RE WELCOME, JIMMY, MY BOY.”

HE SAID “THANK YOU” TO HIS SISTER
WHEN SHE LET HIM COOK,
“YOU’RE WELCOME,” SHE SAID,
“NOW PLEASE READ A BOOK.”

HE SAID, “THANK YOU, GRANDMA,”
WHEN SHE BAKED A CAKE.
“YOU’RE WELCOME,” SAID GRANDMA,
“IT WAS EASY TO MAKE.”

HE SAID, “THANK YOU, CAT,”
BECAUSE CAT THOUGHT IT RIGHT
TO LET JIMMY OUT FIRST—
CAT WAS VERY POLITE.

HE SAID, “THANK YOU, MAILMAN,”
EVERY DAY WITHOUT FAIL.
“YOU’RE WELCOME,” SAID MAILMAN,
AS HE GAVE JIM THE MAIL.

  HE SAID, “THANK YOU, POLICEMAN,”
  WHEN THEY HAPPENED TO MEET,
  AND THE POLICEMAN HELPED JIMMY
  ACROSS THE WIDE STREET.

SO JIMMY SAID “THANK YOU,”
AND “THANK YOU,” SAID JIM
AND EVERYONE SAID
“YOU’RE WELCOME” TO HIM.

ONE DAY JIM WASN’T HAPPY
AND JIM WASN’T GOOD,
HE DIDN’T SAY “THANK YOU”
WHEN HE SHOULD.

HE DID NOT SAY “THANK YOU”
TO HIS SISTER AND MOTHER,
OR HIS FATHER OR GRANDMA
(HE HAD NO BROTHER).

HE DID NOT SAY “THANK YOU”
EVEN TO CAT,
AND SHE WAS SURPRISED
THAT HE ACTED LIKE THAT.

“MAMA,” SAID JIMMY
“I’M NOT BEING BAD,
I STOPPED SAYING ‘THANK YOU’
BECAUSE I AM SAD.”

“I WANT TO SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’
TO EVERYONE I SEE.
WHY CAN’T I SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’
THE WAY THEY SAY IT TO ME?”

        THEN MAMA KISSED JIMMY
        ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD;
      “JIM, SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’
        IF YOU WANT TO,” SHE SAID.

“PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY ‘THANK YOU’ WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING KIND.
THEN YOU SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME,’ AND EVERYTHING’S FINE.”

SO AGAIN JIM WAS HAPPY,
AGAIN JIM WAS GOOD;
HE BEGAN TO SAY “YOU’RE WELCOME”
WHENEVER HE SHOULD.

HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO HIS SISTER
WHEN SHE THANKED HIM FOR SOME STEW—
(HE HAD MADE IT HIMSELF
WITH PAPER AND GLUE.)

HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO PAPA
WHEN HE BROUGHT HIM HIS HAT.
JIM HAD STUCK IN A FEATHER—
IT LOOKED BETTER LIKE THAT.

HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO GRANDMA
WHEN HE GAVE HER A CUP
WITH A PRETTY FLOWER ON IT,
BOTTOM SIDE UP.

HE SAID, “YOU’RE WELCOME, CAT,”
AS HE LET HER IN,
AND HE GAVE HER SOME CREAM
BECAUSE SHE WAS THIN.

HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO THE MAILMAN
WHEN HE GAVE HIM THE STAMP
HE HAD FOUND IN A PUDDLE—
THE STAMP WAS DAMP.

HE SAID, “YOU’RE WELCOME, POLICEMAN,”
THE NEXT TIME THEY MET.
(JIM GAVE HIM AN UMBRELLA
SO HE WOULD NOT GET WET.)

NOW JIMMY IS HAPPY,
AND JIMMY IS GOOD,
BECAUSE HE SAYS “THANK YOU” OR “YOU’RE WELCOME”
WHENEVER HE SHOULD.

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JIMMY WAS HAPPY, AND JIMMY WAS GOOD, HE ALWAYS SAID “THANK YOU” WHENEVER HE SHOULD. HE SAID “THANK YOU” AT SCHOOL FOR EVERY NEW TOY, AND EVERYONE SAID, “YOU’RE WELCOME, JIMMY, MY BOY.” HE SAID “THANK YOU” TO HIS SISTER WHEN SHE LET HIM COOK, “YOU’RE WELCOME,” SHE SAID, “NOW PLEASE READ A BOOK.” HE SAID, “THANK YOU, GRANDMA,” WHEN SHE BAKED A CAKE. “YOU’RE WELCOME,” SAID GRANDMA, “IT WAS EASY TO MAKE.” HE SAID, “THANK YOU, CAT,” BECAUSE CAT THOUGHT IT RIGHT TO LET JIMMY OUT FIRST— CAT WAS VERY POLITE. HE SAID, “THANK YOU, MAILMAN,” EVERY DAY WITHOUT FAIL. “YOU’RE WELCOME,” SAID MAILMAN, AS HE GAVE JIM THE MAIL. HE SAID, “THANK YOU, POLICEMAN,” WHEN THEY HAPPENED TO MEET, AND THE POLICEMAN HELPED JIMMY ACROSS THE WIDE STREET. SO JIMMY SAID “THANK YOU,” AND “THANK YOU,” SAID JIM AND EVERYONE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO HIM. ONE DAY JIM WASN’T HAPPY AND JIM WASN’T GOOD, HE DIDN’T SAY “THANK YOU” WHEN HE SHOULD. HE DID NOT SAY “THANK YOU” TO HIS SISTER AND MOTHER, OR HIS FATHER OR GRANDMA (HE HAD NO BROTHER). HE DID NOT SAY “THANK YOU” EVEN TO CAT, AND SHE WAS SURPRISED THAT HE ACTED LIKE THAT. “MAMA,” SAID JIMMY “I’M NOT BEING BAD, I STOPPED SAYING ‘THANK YOU’ BECAUSE I AM SAD.” “I WANT TO SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’ TO EVERYONE I SEE. WHY CAN’T I SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’ THE WAY THEY SAY IT TO ME?” THEN MAMA KISSED JIMMY ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD; “JIM, SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’ IF YOU WANT TO,” SHE SAID. “PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY ‘THANK YOU’ WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING KIND. THEN YOU SAY ‘YOU’RE WELCOME,’ AND EVERYTHING’S FINE.” SO AGAIN JIM WAS HAPPY, AGAIN JIM WAS GOOD; HE BEGAN TO SAY “YOU’RE WELCOME” WHENEVER HE SHOULD. HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO HIS SISTER WHEN SHE THANKED HIM FOR SOME STEW— (HE HAD MADE IT HIMSELF WITH PAPER AND GLUE.) HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO PAPA WHEN HE BROUGHT HIM HIS HAT. JIM HAD STUCK IN A FEATHER— IT LOOKED BETTER LIKE THAT. HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO GRANDMA WHEN HE GAVE HER A CUP WITH A PRETTY FLOWER ON IT, BOTTOM SIDE UP. HE SAID, “YOU’RE WELCOME, CAT,” AS HE LET HER IN, AND HE GAVE HER SOME CREAM BECAUSE SHE WAS THIN. HE SAID “YOU’RE WELCOME” TO THE MAILMAN WHEN HE GAVE HIM THE STAMP HE HAD FOUND IN A PUDDLE— THE STAMP WAS DAMP.
	HE SAID, “YOU’RE WELCOME, POLICEMAN,” THE NEXT TIME THEY MET. (JIM GAVE HIM AN UMBRELLA SO HE WOULD NOT GET WET.)
NOW JIMMY IS HAPPY, AND JIMMY IS GOOD, BECAUSE HE SAYS “THANK YOU” OR “YOU’RE WELCOME” WHENEVER HE SHOULD.