The Jumblies

by Edward Lear · 1872 · Humor & Wit
They went to sea in a sieve, they did,
In a sieve, they did, in a sieve,
They went to sea in a sieve,
They went to sea in a sieve, they did,
They went to sea in a sieve.
They sailed for seven weeks and a day,
To the land where the Wobble-Dee lives,
And the woods were all full of strawberries,
And the sea was all full of fishes.
And they dined on mince, and gingerbread,
And they drank a good deal of brandy,
And they thought they were all very happy,
And they thought they were all very grand.
And they sang songs, and they danced jigs,
And they ate plum-pudding, and cheese,
And they thought they were all very happy,
And they thought they were all very grand.
And they sailed away for seven weeks and a day,
From the land where the Wobble-Dee lives,
And they thought they were all very happy,
And they thought they were all very grand.
And they sailed away for seven weeks and a day,
From the land where the Wobble-Dee lives,
And they thought they were all very happy,
And they thought they were all very grand.

About Edward Lear

English artist and poet, master of literary nonsense. Creator of the limerick form and beloved poems like "The Owl and the Pussycat."

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