This document contains three short poems - "The farmer in the dell" about a farmer, "The Mysterious Cat" describing a proud cat, and the nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy" telling the story of his birth and death over the course of a week.
1. The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
I want to be your friend
A little bit more
I want to be your friend
A little more
I want to be your friend
A little bit more
A little bit a little bit alittle
bit more
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12. The Mysterious Cat
Vachel Lindsay
I saw a proud, mysterious cat,
I saw a proud, mysterious cat,
Too proud to catch a mouse or
rat...
Mew, mew, mew.
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14. Chorus: Solomon Grundy,
1st Speaker: Born on a Monday,
2nd Speaker: Christened on Tuesday,
3rd Speaker: Married on Wednesday,
4th Speaker: Took ill on Thursday,
5th Speaker: Grew worse on Friday,
6th Speaker: Died on Saturday,
7th Speaker: Buried on Sunday.
Chorus: That was the end,
Of Solomon Grundy.
Solomon Grundy