Nonsense Alphabet 3
A
A was ape,
Who stole some white tape
And tied up his toes
In four beautiful bows.
a!
Funny old Ape!
B
B was a bat,
Who slept all the day,
And fluttered about,
When the sub went away.
b!
Brown little bat
C
C was a camel,
You rode on his hump,
And if you fell off,
You come down such a bump@
c!
What a high Camel!
D
D was adobe
Who lived in the wood
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good.
d!
Dear little Dove!
E
E was an eagle
Who sat on the rocks
And looked down on the fields
And the far away flocks.
e!
Beautiful Eagle!
F
F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff
And when it was used
It went—Puffy-puff-puff!
f!
Nice little fan.
G
G was a gooseberry
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam
And eaten with bread
g!
Gooseberry red!
H
H was a heron
Who stood in a stream
The length of his neck
And his legs, was extreme
h!
Long-legged Heron!
I
I was an inkstand
Which stood on a table
With a nice pen to write with,
When we are able!
i!
Neat little inkstand!
J
J was a jug,
So pretty and white
With fresh water in it
At morning and night.
j!
Nice little jug!
K
K was a kingfisher,
Quickly he flew
So bright and so pretty,
Green, purple, and blue.
k!
Kingfisher, blue!
L
L was a lily
So white and so sweet
To see it and smell it
Was quite a nice treat!
l!
Beautiful Lily
M
M was a man,
Who walked round and round,
And he wore a long coat
That came down to the ground.
m!
Funny old man!
N
N was a nut
So smooth and so brown,
And when it was ripe
It fell tumble-dum-down.
n!
Nice little Nut!
O
O was an oyster
Who lived in his shell
If you left him alone
He felt perfectly well.
o!
Open mouth’d Oyster!
P
P was a polly
All red blue and green,
The most beautiful polly
That ever was seen
p!
Poor little Polly!
Q
Q was a quill
Made into a pen,
But I do not know where
And I cannot say when.
q!
Nice little Quill!
R
R was a rattlesnake
Rolled up so tight
Those who saw him ran quickly
For fear he should bite.
r!
Rattlesnake bite!
S
S was a screw
To screw down a box
And then it was fastened
Without any locks.
s!
Valuable screw!
T
T was a thimble
Of silver so bright
When placed on the finger
It fitted so tight!
t!
Nice little thimble!
U
U was an upper-coat
Wooly and warm
To wear over all
In the snow or the storm.
u!
What a nice upper-coat!
V
V was a veil
With border upon it
And a riband to tie it
All round a pink bonnet.
v!
Pretty green Veil!
W
W was a watch
Where in letters of gold
The hour of the day
You might always behold.
w!
Beautiful watch!
X
X was King Xerxes
Who wore on his head
A mighty large turban,
Green, yellow, and red.
x!
Look at King Xerxes!
Y
Y was yak
From the land of Thibet,
Except his white tail
He was all black as jet
y!
Look at the Yak!
Z
Z was a zebra,
All striped white and black,
And if he were tame
You might ride on his back.
z!
Pretty striped Zebra!
=Wayne Vargas