Ho, for taxis green or blue,
Hi, for taxis red,
They roll along the Avenue
Like spools of colored thread!

Jack-o'-Lantern yellow,
Orange as the moon,
Greener than the greenest grass
Ever grew in June.
Gayly striped or checked in squares,
Wheels that twinkle bright,
Don't you think that taxis make
A very pleasant sight?

Ho, for taxis red and green,
Hi, for taxis blue,
I wouldn't be a private car
In sober black, would you?

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Rachel Field enjoys life; she has a good time in the city and in the country; and she has a quaint way of looking at the world. Her verses and drawings in Taxis and Toadstools will delight parents as well as children.

From the dust jacket