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First Line: Who said, 'peacock pie'?
Last Line: That's what I said.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Variant Title(s): Song Of The Mad Prince


Who said, "Peacock Pie?"
The old King to the sparrow:
Who said, "Crops are ripe"?
Rust to the harrow:
Who said, "Where sleeps she now?
Where rests she now her head,
Bathed in eve's loveliness"? --
That's what I said.

Who said, "Ay, mum's the word"?
Sexton to willow:
Who said, "Green dusk for dreams,
Moss for a pillow"?
Who said, "All Time's delight
Hath she for narrow bed;
Life's troubled bubble broken"? --
That's what I said.





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