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EAT YOUR HEART OUT, EDWARD LEAR!, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: They went to sea in a sieve, they did
Last Line: And they went to sea in a sieve.
Subject(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)


They went to sea in a Sieve, they did,
In a Sieve they went to sea:
In spite of sickness among the crew,
And half the passengers wanting to spew,
In a Sieve they went to sea!
And when the Sieve turned round and round,
Everyone feared they'd all be drowned,
And cried as they veered from left to right,
'We won't press the button, then again we might!
In a Sieve we'll go to sea!'

Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where the Fumblies live;
Their heads are pink, and their hearts are blue,
And they went to sea in a Sieve.

They sailed away in a Sieve, they did,
With a compass made of brass;
They tacked in a zigzag policy line,
The course they plotted you could only define
As that of a Whitehall farce.
And everyone said who saw them go,
'They won't say yes, and they won't say no.'
And Neptune said, as he rose from the sea,
'If you like my Trident, please feel free
To stick it up your arse!'

Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where the Fumblies live;
Their heads are pink, and their hearts are blue,
And they went to sea in a Sieve.





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