An Alphabet

An Alphabet
~Edward Lear
A A was once an apple pie, Pidy Widy Tidy Pidy Nice insidy Apple Pie! B B was once a little bear, Beary! Wary! Hairy! Beary! Taky cary! Little Bear! C C was once a little cake, Caky Baky Maky Caky Taky Caky, Little Cake! D D was once a little doll, Dolly Molly Polly Nolly Nursy Dolly Little Doll! E E was once a little eel, Eely, Weely Peely Eely Twirly, Tweedy Little Eel! F F was once a little fish, Fishy Wishy Squishy Fishy In a Dishy Little Fish! G G was once a little goose, Goosy Moosy Boosy Goosey Waddly-woosy Little Goose! H H was once a little hen, Henny Chenny Tenny Henny Eggsy-any Little Hen? I I was once a bottle of ink, Inky Dinky Thinky Inky Black Minky Bottle of Ink! J J was once a jar of jam, Jammy Mammy Clammy Jammy Sweety-Swammy Jar of Jam! K K was once a little kite, Kity Whity Flighty Kity Out of sighty- Little Kite! L L was once a little lark, Larky! Marky! Harky! Larky! In the Parky, Little Lark! M M was once a little mouse, Mousey Bousey Sousy Mousy In the Housy Little Mouse! 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!