"Oh, you must answer my questions nine, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, Or you're not God's, you're one of mine, And you are the weaver's bonny." "What is whiter than the milk? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is softer than the silk? And you are the weaver's bonny." "Snow is whiter than the milk, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And down is softer than the silk, And I am the weaver's bonny." "O what is higher than a tree? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is deeper than the sea? And you are the weaver's bonny." "Heaven's higher than a tree, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And Hell is deeper than the sea, And I am the weaver's bonny." "What is louder than a horn? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is sharper than a thorn? And you are the weaver's bonny." "Thunder's louder than a horn, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And death is sharper than a thorn, And I am the weaver's bonny." "What's more innocent than a lamb, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is meaner than womankind? And you are the weaver's bonny." "A babe's more innocent than a lamb, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And the devil is meaner than womankind, And I am the weaver's bonny." "O you have answered my questions nine, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And you are God's, you're none of mine. And you are the weaver's bonny." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LIGHTS OF NEW YORK by SARA TEASDALE APPARENT FAILURE by ROBERT BROWNING MOTHERHOOD by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY THE FEMALE CONVICT by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE GALLOWS by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS |