The Tight Rope Tree

I am the only girl of four
and strong as formidable can be.
For even as I am four feet tall
the boys cannot beat me.

And even when it is arctic outside
I wear my KU coat.
Since winter has got the best of me
I feel that I should not boast.

I saw the boys swinging from the tight rope tree
so I figured I would try,
but about halfway across the water
it stone broke and made me cry.

Now I’m cold and very wet
but honest can’t you see?
That I am the only girl of four
and as cold as bone-chilled could be.