Jake Heggie - The Haughty Snail-King
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Twelve snails went walking after night
They'd creep an inch or so
Then stop and bug their eyes
And blow
Some folks . . . are . . . deadly . . . slow
Twelve snails went walking yestereve
Led by their fat old king
They were so dull their princeling had
No sceptre, robe or ring --
Only a paper cap to wear
When nightly journeying
This king-snail said: "I feel a thought
Within. . . . It blossoms soon. . .
O little courtiers of mine, . .
I crave a pretty boon. . .
Oh, yes . . . (High thoughts with effort come
And well-brеd snails are ALMOST dumb.)
"I wish I had a yellow crown
As glistering . . . as . . . thе moon."
They'd creep an inch or so
Then stop and bug their eyes
And blow
Some folks . . . are . . . deadly . . . slow
Twelve snails went walking yestereve
Led by their fat old king
They were so dull their princeling had
No sceptre, robe or ring --
Only a paper cap to wear
When nightly journeying
This king-snail said: "I feel a thought
Within. . . . It blossoms soon. . .
O little courtiers of mine, . .
I crave a pretty boon. . .
Oh, yes . . . (High thoughts with effort come
And well-brеd snails are ALMOST dumb.)
"I wish I had a yellow crown
As glistering . . . as . . . thе moon."
