A Was Once an Apple Pie
by Edward Lear
from The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear




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Yummy apple pie! Aa
A was once an apple pie,
Pidy
Widy
Tidy
Pidy
Nice insidy
Apple Pie.


Bb
B was once a little bear,
Beary!
Wary!
Hairy!
Beary!
Taky cary!
Little Bear!
Cutie bear!


Chocolate Cc
C was once a little cake,
Caky,
Baky
Maky
Caky,
Taky Caky,
Little Cake!


Dd
D was once a little doll,
Dolly,
Molly,
Polly
Nolly
Nursy Dolly,
Little Doll!
MadamAlexanderDoll


Conger Ee
E was once a little eel,
Eely,
Weely,
Peely,
Eely
Twirly, Tweedy,
Little Eel!


Ff
F was once a little fish,
Fishy
Wishy
Squishy
Fishy
In a Dishy
Little Fish!
Fish


Canada Gg
G was once a little goose,
Goosy
Moosy
Boosy
Goosey
Waddly-Woosy
Little Goose!
Canada


Hh
H was once a little hen,
Henny
Chenny
Tenny
Henny
Eggsy any
Little Hen?
Mother_hen_with_chicks


ink-bottle-and-pen Ii
I was once a bottle of ink,
Inky
Dinky
Thinky
Inky,
Blacky Minky
Bottle of Ink!


Jj
J was once a jar of jam,
Jammy,
Mammy,
Clammy,
Jammy,
Sweety-Swammy,
Jar of Jam!
cloudberry_jam


Kites Kk
K was once a little kite,
Kity
Whity
Flighty
Kity
Out of sighty—
Little Kite!


Ll
L was once a little lark,
Larky!
Marky!
Harky!
Larky!
In the Parky,
Little Lark!
Tibetan


Mouse Mm
M was once a little mouse,
Mousey
Bousey
Sousy
Mousy,
In the Housy
Little Mouse!


Nn
N was once a little needle,
Needly
Tweedly
Threedly
Needly
Wisky–wheedly
Little Needle!
sewing_needle


owl Oo
O was once a little owl,
Owly,
Prowly,
Howly
Owly
Browny fowly
Little Owl!


Pp
P was once a little pump,
Pumpy
Slumpy
Flumpy
Pumpy
Dumpy, Thumpy
Little Pump!
pump


California Qq
Q was once a little quail,
Quaily
Faily
Daily
Quaily
Stumpy–taily
Little Quail!


Rr
R was once a little rose,
Rosy
Posy
Nosy
Rosy
Bows–y—grows–y
Little Rose!
Rose_Pink


shrimp Ss
S was once a little shrimp,
Shrimpy
Nimpy
Flimpy
Shrimpy
Jumpy–jimpy
Little Shrimp!


Tt
T was once a little thrush,
Thrushy!
Hushy!
Bushy!
Thrushy!
Flitty—Flushy—
Little Thrush!
thrush


Urn Uu
U was once a little urn,
Urny
Burny
Turny
Urny,
Bubbly—burny
Little Urn!


Vv
V was once a little vine,
Viny
Winy
Twiny
Viny
Twisty–twiny
Little Vine!
Vine


whale Ww
W was once a whale,
Whaly
Scaly
Shaly
Whaly,
Tumbly–taily
Little Whale!


Xx
X was once a great king Xerxes,
Xerxy
Perxy
Turxy
Xerxy
Linxy Lurxy
Great King Xerxes!
Xerxes


yew Yy
Y was once a little yew,
Yewdy,
Fewdy
Crudy
Yewdy
Growdy, grewdy,
Little Yew!


Zz
Z was once a piece of zinc,
Tinky
Winky
Blinky
Tinky
Tinkly Minky
Piece of Zinc!
zinc


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