Nonsense Songs, Stories and Alphabets (1871)

S was the sugar-tongs,
Nippity-nee,
To take up the sugar
To put in our tea.

s

Nippity-nee!

R was a rabbit,
Who had a bad habit
Of eating the flowers
In gardens and bowers.

r

Naughty fat rabbit!

Q was a quail
With a very short tail;
And he fed upon corn
In the evening and morn.

q

Quaint little quail!

P was a pig,
Who was not very big;
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.

p

Cross little pig!

O was an orange
So yellow and round:
When it fell off the tree,
It fell down to the ground.

o

Down to the ground!

N was a net
Which was thrown in the sea
To catch fish for dinner
For you and for me.

n

Nice little net!

M was a mill
Which stood on a hill,
And turned round and round
With a loud hummy sound.

m

Useful old mill!

L was a light
Which burned all the night,
And lighted the gloom
Of a very dark room.

l

Useful nice light!

K was a kite
Which flew out of sight,
Above houses so high,
Quite into the sky.

k

Fly away, kite!

J was a jackdaw
Who hopped up and down
In the principal street
Of a neighboring town.

j

All through the town!