Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, by ALFRED SCOTT-GATTY


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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, by                    
First Line: A jolly old sow once lived in a sty
Last Line: "for you only can say, ""wee! Wee!"
Subject(s): Pigs; Boars; Hogs


A JOLLY old sow once lived in a sty,
And three little piggies had she;
And she waddled about, saying, "Umph! umph! umph!"
While the little ones said, "Wee! wee!

"My dear little brothers," said one of the brats,
"My dear little piggies," said he;
"Let us all for the future say, 'Umph! umph! umph!'
'Tis so childish to say, 'Wee! wee!'"

Then these little pigs grew skinny and lean,
And lean they might very well be;
For somehow they couldn't say, "Umph! umph! umph!"
And they wouldn't say, "Wee! wee! wee!"

So after a time these little pigs died,
They all died of felo de se;
From trying too hard to say, "Umph! umph! umph!"
When they only could say, "Wee! wee!"

Moral

A moral there is to this little song,
A moral that's easy to see;
Don't try while yet young to say, "Umph! umph! umph!"
For you only can say, "Wee! wee!"





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