The man in the moon Came down too soon To inquire the way to Norwich; The man in the south, He burnt his mouth With eating cold plum porridge. [variant version] The man in the moon Came down too soon, And asked his way to Norwich; He went by the south And burnt his mouth With supping cold plum porridge. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NATIONALITY by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS IN HOSPITAL: 28. DISCHARGED by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY THE MILL by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON WHAT IS LONDON'S LAST NEW LION? by THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY SEA VOICES by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE DOMINUS VINAEAE; SPIRITUS AGRICOLA by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH AN EPITAPH (AFTER THE GREEK EPIGRAMS) by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 17 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |