Why “to” is here in this sentence? “please to ring the bell”

Question

Among songs from Wee Sing for Baby, there is a song “To Babyland”

The lyrics begin as:

How many miles to Babyland?
Anyone can tell: Up one flight, to the right.
Please to ring the bell”

I am not an English native and I think the lyric is right grammatically because it is written by English native. But I don’t know why “please to ~~” is used. I have learned that “please ring the bell” is right.

And on more question. “up one flight” - here “flight” means “floor”?? (a dictionary says) Is the 2-3rd line sentences mean “ If you go up one floor and go to the right, you will find a door and you should ring the bell on the door.”?? Do I understand well??

Thank you in advance.

You can't assume everything written by native English speakers is grammatically correct. Also in song lyrics sometimes the wording can be a bit strange in order to match the rhythm of the melody. — nnnnnn, Feb 18 '20 at 06:56
The Google nGram in the accepted answer to a similar question shows that the please to + infinitive construction has steadily declined in use since the beginning of the 19th century. That said, as noted by @nnnnnn all rules are off when it comes to verse, and in the present case please ring the bell sounds rather too prosaic and makes for a less pleasing rhythm. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/61735/is-please-to-proper-english — Shoe, Feb 18 '20 at 07:18
Please only ask about one thing per post. 1. "Please to ring the bell" 2. "Up one flight" — CJ Dennis, Feb 18 '20 at 08:19
Does this answer your question? Is "Please to" proper English? See also Is “please to remind” a valid construction? — FumbleFingers, Feb 18 '20 at 12:46

Why “to” is here in this sentence? “please to ring the bell”

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