Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, etc. (1877)

G was Papa's new Gun;
He put it in a box;
And then he went and bought a bun,
And walked about the Docks.

F was a little Fish.
Cook in the river took it
Papa said, "Cook! Cook! bring a dish!
And, Cook! be quick and cook it!"

E was a little Egg,
Upon the breakfast table;
Papa came in and ate it up
As fast as he was able.

D was Papa's white Duck,
Who had a curly tail;
One day it ate a great fat frog,
Besides a leetle snail.

C was Papa's gray Cat,
Who caught a squeaky Mouse;
She pulled him by his twirly tail
All about the house.

B was a Bottle blue,
Which was not very small;
Papa he filled it full of beer,
And then he drank it all.

A was an Area Arch
Where washerwomen sat; They made a lot of lovely starch
To starch Papa's Cravat.