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The Owl and the Pussycat
went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are, you are,
What a beautiful Pussy you are."
Pussy said to the Owl
"You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married,
too long we have tarried;
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
his nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing
to sell for one shilling
your ring?"
Said the Piggy, "I will"
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon.
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand.
They danced by the light of the moon,
the moon, the moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
What is a Runcible Spoon?
A traditional childrens poem , or folksong, as the lyrics
have been set to music on several occasions. The author was
Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) and the first publication date was 1806.
Some wonderful illustrated
graphics have also been set to the words and lyrics of this poem
helping to fire the imagination of a child! The burning question
remains, however, what exactly is a runcible spoon? The most
agreed upon definition of this term is that a runcible spoon is a kind of fork with three broad prongs or tines, one
having a sharp edge, curved like a
spoon, used with pickles, etc. |
