Archive for the tag 'Edward Lear'

Filed under Books, Gardens, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016

The Owl and the Pussycat

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The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
‘O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2016

Filed under Holidays, York 2010

Calico Pie

By Edward Lear

For the second annual Blogger’s silly week.
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Calico Pie,
The little Birds fly
Down to the calico tree,
Their wings were blue,
And they sang ‘Tilly-loo!’
Till away they flew,–
And they never came back to me!
They never came back!
They never came back!
They never came back to me!
II
Calico Jam,
The little Fish swam,
Over the syllabub sea,
He took off his hat,
To the [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2010