Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MULGAR JOURNEY SONG, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In munza a mulgar once lived alone Last Line: Drown-ded was dubbuldideery! Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
In Munza a Mulgar once lived alone, And his name it was Dubbuldideery, O; With none to love him, and loved by none, His hard old heart it grew weary, O, Weary, O weary, O weary. So he up with his cudgel, he on with his bag Of Manaka, Ukkas, and Keeri, O; To seek for the waters of 'Old-Made-Young', Went marching old Dubbuldideery, O, Dubbuldi-dubbuldi-deery. The sun rose up, and the sun sank down; The moon she shone clear and cheery, O, And the myriads of Munza they mocked and mopped And mobbed old Dubbuldideery, O, Moh-Mulgar Dubbuldideery. He cared not a hair of his head did he, Not a hint of the hubbub did hear he, O, For the roar of the waters of 'Old-Made-Young' Kept calling of Dubbuldideery, O, Call -- calling of Dubbuldideery. He came to the country of 'Catch Me and Eat Me' -- Not a fleck of a flicker did fear he, O, For he knew in his heart they could never make mince-meat Of tough old Dubbuldideery, O, Rough, tough, gruff Dubbuldideery. He waded the Ooze of Queen Better-Give-Up, Dim, dank, dark, dismal, and dreary, O, And, crunch! went a leg down a Cockadrill's throat 'What's one?' said Dubbuldideery, o, Undauntable Dubbuldideery. He cut him an Ukka crutch, hobbled along, Till Tishnar's sweet river came near he, O -- The wonderful waters of 'Old-Made-Young,' A-shining for Dubbuldideery, O, Wan, wizened old Dubbuldideery. He drank, and he drank -- and he drank -- and he -- drank: No more was he old and weary, O, But weak as a babby he fell in the river, And drownded was Dubbuldideery, O, Drown-ded was Dubbuldideery! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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