"No! whilst I grammar learn," says puss, "Your house will in a trice Be overrun from top to toe With flocks of rats and mice." With a tingle, tangle titmouse, Robin knows great A, And B, and C, and D, and E, F, G, H, I, J, K. "Come hither, then, good little boy, And learn your alphabet, And you a pair of boots and spurs, Like your papa's, shall get." "Oh, yes! I'll learn my alphabet, And when I've learned to read, Perhaps papa will give me, too, A pretty, long-tailed steed." With a tingle, tangle titmouse, Robin knows great A, And B, and C, and D, and E, F, G, H, I, J, K. AN ENGLISH ALPHABET Ale, A is for Apple, Artichoke, and Ann; Brown Bear, B is for Black Bear, and Bran; Chestnut, C is for Clay, Coke, and Coal, Dear, D is for Dray, Dick, Duck, and Droll, Eve, E is for Eagle, Eel, East, and Ear; Fan, F is for Feather, Furrow, Fox, and Fear; Goose, G is for Gander, Green, Grub, and Gray; Horse, H is for Hound, Hip, Haw, and Hay; Ice, I is for Idler, Ink, If, and Ill; James, J is for Jane, for Jack, and Jill; Kiss, K is for Kitten, King, Kitchen, and Kite; Lamb, L is for Lady, Lace, Luck, and Light; Moon, M is for Mitten, Mist, Moth, and Mote; Ned, N is for Nurse, for Nose, Nut, and Note; Oil, O is for Order, Oat, Orange, Oak; Pin, P is for Pan, and Pig in a Poke; Queen, Q is for Question, Quarter, and Quack; Reel, R is for Radish, Ruff, Reeve, and Rack; Skate, S is for Salmon, Sprat, Saw, and School; Tin, T is for Teapot, Tar, Torch, and Tool; Urn, U is for Usher, Umpire, and Use; Vegetables, V is for Varnish, and Views; Want, W is for War, Water, and Wing; Xenophon, X is for and Xerxes, the King; Yam, Y is for Yacht, Yellow, and Yawl; Zeal, Z is for Zebra, Zany-- That's all! NONSENSE ALPHABET BY EDWARD LEAR