Poetry & Verse
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The Owl And
The Pussy-Cat
Edward Lear
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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 are!"
Pussy said to the Owl, "You
elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! Too long we
have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and
a day,
To the land where the bong-tree
grows
And there in the wood a Piggy-wig
stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing
to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy,
"I will".
So they took it away, and were
married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the
hill.
They dined on mince and slices
of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible
spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of
the sand,
They danced by the light of the
moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the
moon.
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