THERE WAS A MAN OF DOUBLE DEED by ANONYMOUS

THERE was a man of double deed
Sowed his garden full of seed.
When the seed began to grow,
'T was like a garden full of snow;
When the snow began to melt,
'T was like a ship without a belt;
When the ship began to sail,
'T was like a bird without a tail;
When the bird began to fly,
'T was like an eagle in the sky;
When the sky began to roar,
'T was like a lion at the door;
When the door began to crack,
'T was like a stick across my back;
When my back began to smart,
'T was like a penknife in my heart;
When my heart began to bleed,
'T was death and death and death indeed.

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