Nonsense Songs, Stories and Alphabets (1871)

V was once a little vine,
Viny, Winy, Twiny, Viny, Twisty-twiny, Little vine!

U was once a little urn,
Urny, Burny, Turny, Urny, Bubbly, burny, Little urn!

T was once a little thrush,
Thrushy, Hushy, Bushy, Thrushy, Flitty, flushy, Little thrush!

S was once a little shrimp,
Shrimpy, Nimpy, Flimpy, Shrimpy. Jumpy, jimpy, Little shrimp!

R was once a little rose,
Rosy, Posy, Nosy, Rosy, Blows-y, grows-y, Little rose!

Q was once a little quail,
Quaily, Faily, Daily, Quaily, Stumpy-taily, Little quail!

P was once a little pump,
Pumpy, Slumpy, Flumpy, Pumpy, Dumpy, thumpy, Little pump!

O was once a little owl,
Owly, Prowly, Howly, Owly, Browny fowly, Little owl!

N was once a little needle,
Needly, Tweedly, Threedly, Needly, Wisky, wheedly, Little needle!

M was once a little mouse,
Mousy, Bousy, Sousy, Mousy, In the housy, Little mouse!