Laughable Lyrics by Edward Lear
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To her Dorking Hens she moans,
For the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò, For the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES. [Illustration] I. The Pobble who has no toes Had once as many as we; When they said, "Some day you may lose them all;" He replied, "Fish fiddle de-dee!" And his Aunt Jobiska made him drink Lavender water tinged with pink; For she said, "The World in general knows There's nothing so good for a Pobble's toes!" II. The Pobble who has no toes, Swam across the Bristol Channel; But before he set out he wrapped his nose In a piece of scarlet flannel. For his Aunt Jobiska said, "No harm |
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