Classic Poems for Children

		An Alphabet
		~Edward Lear

		N N was once a little needle, Needly Tweedly Threedly Needly Wisky-wheedly Little Needle! O O was once a little owl, Owly Prowly Howly Owly Browny fowly Little Owl! P P was once a little pump, Pumpy Slumpy Flumpy Pumpy Dumpy, Thumpy Little Pump! Q Q was once a little quail, Quaily Faily Daily Quaily Stumpy-taily Little Quail! R R was once a little rose, Rosy Posy Nosy Rosy Bows-y - grows-y Little Rose! S S was once a little shrimp, Shrimpy Nimpy Flimpy Shrimpy Jumpy-jimpy Little Shrimp! T T was once a little thrush, Thrushy! Hushy! Bushy! Thrushy! Flitty-Flushy Little Thrush! U U was once a little urn, Urny Burny Turny Urny Bubbly-burny Little Urn! V V was once a little vine, Viny Winy Twiny Viny Twisty-twiny Little Vine! W W was once a whale, Whaly Scaly Shaly Whaly Tumbly-taily Mighty Whale! X X was once a great king Xerxes, Xerxy Perxy Turxy Xerxy Linxy Lurxy Great King Xerxes! Y Y was once a little yew, Yewdy Fewdy Crudy Yewdy Growdy, grewdy, Little Yew! Z Z was once a piece of zinc, Tinky Winky Blinky Tinky Tinkly Minky Piece of Zinc!