Wednesday, February 26, 2014

A Nonsense Alphabet


For many merry moments...
...by Edward Lear...presented GALORE STYLE! 


A was once an apple-pie... 
Pidy, Widy, Tidy, Pidy
 ...Nice insidy, Apple-Pie!



B was once a little bear... 
Beary, Wary, Hairy, Beary
 ...Take cary, Little Bear!



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



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



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



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



G was once a little goose... 
Goosy, Moosy, Boosy, Goosy
 ...Waddly-woosy, Little goose!



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



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



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



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



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




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



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



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



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



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



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



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



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



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



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



W was once a whale... 
Whaly, Scaly, Shaly, Whaly
 ...Tumbly-taily, Mighty whale!



X was once a great king Xerxes...
Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy 
...Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes!



Y was once a little yew... 
Yewdy, Fewdy, Crudy, Yewdy
 ...Growdy, grewdy, Little yew!



Z was once a piece of zinc...
Tinky, Winky, Blinky, Tinky 
...Tinky minky, Piece of zinc!