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Dr. Do-Diddily and the Dee-Dot's
Little Verses
  Dr Do Diddily and the Dee-Dot's
LITTLE VERSES
Millions of massive raindrops
Have fallen all around;
They have danced on the house-tops,
They have hidden in the ground.
They were liquid-like musicians,
With anything for key,
Beating tunes upon the windows,
Keeping time upon the trees.
 I dreamed a dream next Tuesday week
Beneath the apple trees;
I thought my eyes were big pork-pies,
And my nose was Stilton Cheese.
The clock struck twenty minutes to six
When a frog sat on my knee;
I asked him to lend me eighteen pence,
But he borrowed a shilling to me.
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 A's for the Antelope always on view
which Algernon saw when he went to the zoo.
 B was the Bear that came up at a run
when Benjamin threw him a very nice bun.
 C's for the Camel; "poor thing what a lump!"
was what Caroline said when she looked at his hump.
 D's for the Deer with the soft pretty eyes;
Dodie found them so tame she had quite a surprise.
 E was the Elephant: sixpence a ride,
but Eric soon found that you can't sit astride.
 F was the Fox, very crafty and sly.
watching Frank from his den with a cunning old eye.
 G's the Giraffe which made Geraldine smile:
she was sure with his neck he could see quite a mile.
 H was the Hippo asleep in his pool.
Harry thought it an excellent way to keep cool.
 I was the Ibex, a kind of wild goat
Ida though his horns nasty, but liked his fine coat.
 J was a Jaguar, like a big cat.
But Jane didn't think she would like him to pat!
 K was the Kangaroo off with a bound;
A fine way thought Ken to get over the ground.
 L's for the Lions; they made such a fierce noise
Laura wished she were safely at home with the boys.
 M's for the Monkeys, all patter and chatter,
But Michael couldn't tell what on earth was the matter.
 N's for a Nilgai which jumped off a rock:
He took such a leap that Nell had quite a shock.
 O's for the Ostrich a wise-looking bird
but Ophelia remembered the tales she had heard.
 P's for the Parrots that had lots to say
and tried to peck Paul as he passed by their way.
 Q's for the Quagga which Quentin found tame;
he is quite like a Zebra with stripes and a mane.
 R is the Rhino, a fierce looking beast;
Rosie watched him with awe in the midst of a feast.
 S is the snake which Suzanne found asleep;
He was shiny and slimy and made her flesh creep.
 T's for the tigers that gave Tim a fright;
He was horribly scared lest they got out at night.
 for U (that's the Unicorn) nobody looks;
As Una can tell you, he's only in books.
 V's for the Vulture, a big bird of prey.
Victoria she saw him - and soon ran away.
 W's for the Wolf lying flat on the ground,
Though when William can near he was up with a bound.
 X just looks on and has nothing to do:
There's no creature that claims him throughout the whole zoo.
 Y is the Yak; he's worthy of note;
Yvonne was amazed at his long shaggy coat.
 Z's fot the Zebra that kept Zoe so busy
She counted his stripes till she felt she was dizzy.
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UNDER THE MOON
Henrietta the Spider is knitting
a night-cap of finely woven silver for her sweetheart,
with tassels all of fallen stars and a bobble made of blue cheese.
Where, where?
Under the Moon!
The King of the Frogs is beating a drum with an old chicken bone
and wonders why his belly is aching.
Silly King of Frogs, - it is your own stomach you are beating!
Where, where?
Under the Moon!
The Prince of Pastel City is standing beneath a balcony
with one foot in a bucket of cold porridge and the other in a pretty jewelled clipper.
"Marionette, sweet Marionette" he cries
"Will you not come out and dance for me?"
From the shadows of an ancient oak an owl regards him mournfully.
Where, where?
Under the Moon!
One day I was travelling upon the Golden Highway
between Crossing-town and Worlds End.
I saw a gathering of field elves dressed in ragged kilts and cast-off clothing obviously stolen from some Oxfam or Tenovus Charity store.
"Why are you dancing in ragged kilts and cast-off clothing obviously st olen from some
Oxfam or Tenovus Charity store?"
I asked them, thinking it might make a worthy subject for dissertation at college or public bar.
but they pelted me with cow pats and vanished down an old mine shaft.
Where, where?
Under the Moon!
Goodness Henrietta, are you still here knitting,
how many heads does your sweetheart have,
and why are there so many dead flies and tiny bones in the night-cap you are making him?
Surely it will give him nightmares!
Every time I see you, you are knitting, knitting, knitting,
where and when do you find time to sweet talk your beloved?
Where, where?
Under the Moon, under the Moon.
Under the silvery, silvery Moon! |
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