Nonsense Poems · Funny
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
by Edward Lear · 1871
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat;
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the moon above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love!
What a beautiful Pussy you are,—
You are,
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
How wonderful sweet you sing!
Oh, let us be married,—too long we have tarried,—
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away for a year and a day
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a piggy-wig stood
With a ring in the end of his nose,—
His nose,
With a ring in the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
This poem is in the public domain.
“The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” by Edward Lear — quilloak.com/poems/the-owl-and-the-pussycat
Quick facts
- Poem
- The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
- Poet
- Edward Lear
- Published
- 1871
- Length
- 23 lines
- Form
- Nonsense Poems, Ballad
- Themes
- Funny, For Kids, Love
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