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Calico Pie.

By Edward Lear

Topics: classic

I.     Calico pie,     The little birds fly     Down to the calico-tree:     Their wings were blue,     And they sang "Tilly-loo!"     Till away they flew;     And they never came back to me!     They never came back,     They never came back,     They never came back to me!          II.     Calico jam,     The little Fish swam     Over the Syllabub Sea.     He took off his hat     To the Sole and the Sprat,     And the Willeby-wat:     But he never came back to me;     He never came back,     He never came back,     He never came back to me.               III.     Calico ban,     The little Mice ran     To be ready in time for tea;     Flippity flup,     They drank it all up,     And danced in the cup:     But they never came back to me;     They never came back,     They never came back,     They never came back to me.               IV.     Calico drum,     The Grasshoppers come,     The Butterfly, Beetle, and Bee,     Over the ground,     Around and round,     With a hop and a bound;     But they never came back,     They never came back,     They never came back.     They never came back to me.

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About Edward Lear

Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an English artist, author, and poet known for his literary nonsense. His "Book of Nonsense" and poems like "The Owl and the Pussycat" popularized the limerick form and delighted generations of children.

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