WHEN Arthur first in court began To wear long hanging sleeves, He entertained three serving men, And all of them were thieves: The first he was an Irishman, The second was a Scot; The third he was a Welshman; And all were knaves, I wot. The Irishman loved Usquebah, The Scot loved ale called Blew Cap; The Welshman he loved Toasted Cheese, And made his mouth a mousetrap. Usquebah burnt the Irishman, The Scot was drowned in ale, The Welshman had like t' have been choked with a mouse But he pulled her out by the tail. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: INSCRIPTION FOR A PORTRAIT OF DANTE by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO 1914: 2. SAFETY by RUPERT BROOKE THE LITANY [TO THE HOLY SPIRIT] by ROBERT HERRICK MY PRAYER by HENRY DAVID THOREAU ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 2. ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE, 1740 by MARK AKENSIDE THE SPELL by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |