```Of this Creature of the Sea.= ```"Some declare it’s ‘very lengthy,’ ```Others say it’s ‘rather short,’ ```And a Captain from the South ```Says he saw it quite distinctly ```With a schooner fully rigged ```Disappearing down its mouth.= ```"Oh! it’s ‘somewhat like a Camel,’ ```Or it’s 1 very like a Whale;’ ```But the truth I now will sing: ```It’s like that Mrs. Harris ```Mr. Dickens wrote about, ```There ‘_was never no sich thing._’”= Great applause followed the singing and presently some one called out, “Sing the Alphabet song.” “Yes, yes,” cried several fishes at once, “Alphabet song, Alphabet song.” So the two Soles bowed and commenced as follows:-- ALPHABETICUS. ```” One day A Cockney, who shall B ````The hero of our song, ```Went out an Irish friend to C ````And said he’d not be long.= ```"This friend lived by the River D. ````Although an Irishman, ```He laughed with glee his friend to see, ````And thus their converse ran:= ```"'Bedad, how are ye?’ with a bow, ````Said Paddy, quite a swell; ```The Cockney said, l’E’oped as’ow ````The Irishman wus well.’= ```'Quite well, and F ye’ll come wid me ````I’d think it kind; for why? ```I’m going to Town 011 my G-gee ````A large H bone to buy.’= ```"'My friend, I will, upon my word’ ````The Cockney then did say, ```'I’ll come with you just like a bird-- ````A bird they call a J.’= ```"'Come, thin,’ said Pat, ‘no longer waitr ````We’re losing half the day; ```And sure thin since we may be late ````We’d better take the K.’= ```"And as they to the town did go, ````'Twas thus the Cockney spake: ```I’ll buy an L of calico ````Some handkerchiefs to make.’= ```My wife can M them, them you know ````I’ll buy such things as these-- ```An old brown N, and perhaps an O, ````To hoe our beans and P’s.= ```"'And if we pass a Barber’s there, ````I’ve really half a mind ```To have my hair, I do declare, ````Done in a Q behind.’= ```"'Bedad t’would suit you fine,’ said Pat; ````'I’ll have mine done as well. ```You R a brick to think of that! ````Oh! sha’n’t I look a swell!'= ```"Their shopping took the whole day through ````There was so much to see; ```Then Paddy said ‘Allow me to ````Scort you home to T.= ```’”And U and I by hook or crook ````On good things shall be fed.’ ```And, like Sam Weller in the book, ````'V vill,’ the Cockney said.= ```"They had their tea, then Paddy spoke: ````'I feel in merry case. ```Shall I tell you a funny joke, ````And pull a funny face= ```"'To V with laughter up ```And stand upon my head?’ ```'Xactly so,’ the Cockney cried, ````'Y, certainly,’ he Z."=