A Bundle of Hay
A bundle of hay
From Baffin’s Bay,
A johnny-cake from Rome,
A man and a mule
From Ultima Thule
To carry the cargo home.
Peter, Popper
Peter, popper, dopper, Dan,
Catch a moonbeam if you can;
Climb a cedar ten feet high
And pick the planets from the sky.
You’re a wonder, little man—
Peter, popper, dopper, Dan.
Old Father Annum
Old Father Annum on New Year’s Day
Picked up his bag of months and years,
Thrust in his hand in a careless way,
And pulled a wee fellow out by the ears.
“There you are,” said he to the waiting crowd,
“He’s as good as any I have in my pack.
I never can tell, but I hope to be proud
Of the little rascal when I come back.”