Hello, Alice girl

Hello Alice girl, won't you take a seat?

Won't you sit?

Won't you rest?

Won't you talk a while with me?


Hello, Alice girl, won't you have some tea?

Mad?

Oh yes

Of course I am,

I can hardly help it, you see,

I am Mad and I am a Hatter,

And that's the long and short of me.


Hello, Alice girl,

sit a little closer,

if you will.

We shall talk,

and drink our tea,

and soon enough you shall see,

that you have little to fear from a Hatter,

even one as mad as me.


Hello, Alice girl,

what is it you said to me?

Why yes,

Oh my,

that is my hand,

resting upon your knee.

I can't imagine how it got there,

it wasn't from any choice by me.

But it isn't it rather nice there?

It would seem awfully sweet to me,

if perhaps you took my hand,

and we held them together,

while we drink our tea.


Hello, Alice girl, what would you say to a little kiss?

Just a peck,

just a touch,

just a brush upon your cheek

Oh dear!

Oh mercy!

Oh clumsy, clumsy me!

It seems I missed your cheek completely,

and kissed your lips,

ever so fleetly.

How could I have done such a thing?


Hello, Alice girl,

won't you stay a while?

I miss you when you go away,

and I can't see your shining smile.


Yes, Alice girl,

stay a while,

have another cup of tea,

and perhaps we'll even see,

if you could ever find it in your heart,

to love a Hatter as mad as me.