Nonsense Songs, Stories and Alphabets (1871)

L was once a little lark,
Larky, Marky, Harky, Larky, In the parky, Little lark!

K was once a little kite,
Kity, Whity, Flighty, Kity, Out of sighty, Little kite!

J was once a jar of jam,
Jammy, Mammy, Clammy, Jammy, Sweety, swammy, Jar of jam!

I was once a bottle of ink
Inky, Dinky, Thinky, Inky, Blacky minky, Bottle of ink!

H was once a little hen,
Henny, Chenny, Tenny, Henny. Eggsy-any, Little hen?

G was once a little goose,
Goosy, Moosy, Boosey, Goosey, Waddly-woosy, Little goose!

F was once a little fish,
Fishy, Wishy, Squishy, Fishy, In a dishy, Little fish!

E was once a little eel,
Eely, Weely, Peely, Eely, Twirly, tweely, Little eel!

D was once a little doll,
Dolly, Molly, Polly, Nolly, Nursy dolly, Little doll!

C was once a little cake,
Caky, Baky, Maky, Caky, Taky caky, Little cake!