Calico Pie, The little Birds fly Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang "Tilly-loo!" Till away they flew -- And they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came back! They never came back to me! Calico Jam, The little Fish swam, Over the syllabub sea, He took off his hat, To the Sole and the Sprat, And the Willeby-wat -- But he never came back to me! He never came back! He never came back! He never came back to me! Calico Ban, The little Mice ran, To be ready in time for tea, Flippity flup, They drank it all up, And danced in the cup -- But they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came back! They never came back to me! Calico Drum, The Grasshoppers come, The Butterfly, Beetle, and Bee, Over the ground, Around and round, With a hop and a bound -- But they never came back! They never came back! They never came back! They never came back to me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CAGED SKYLARK by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS ENGLAND AND AMERICA: 1. ON A RHINE STEAMER by JAMES KENNETH STEPHEN ROSAMOND: KING HENRY'S SONG by JOSEPH ADDISON THE ART OF PRESERVING HEALTH: BOOK 3. EXERCISE by JOHN ARMSTRONG THE TIMELY MEMENTO by PHILIP AYRES TO LABOR by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE DEDICATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS: 12. TO YONE NOGUCHI by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |