A Light Headed Family
I.
An excellent family, every one said,
But rather too airy and light in the head;
Why, it was a fact
Good judgment they lacked,
And many, yes, many were certainly cracked!
II.
There was Mrs. Henpen with a very stiff cap;
And Master Gooseloose—a remarkable chap;
And Mr. Foochoo
With a very long cue,
And Bo-peep, and Dorking, and little Boy-Blue.
III.
They made up a party to visit the moon,
Each member to furnish a private balloon;
They said, “We will fly
Along through the sky,
And anchor ourselves to the stars by and by.”
IV.
That they had any brains there is reason to doubt,
For the wind blew a gale on the day they set out,
And Foochoo, don’t you see,
Was caught fast in a tree!
Oh never was Chinaman madder than he!
V.
They wanted to stop, but they couldn’t, you know,
For, having once started, they just had to go;
And lightly they soared,
And strange countries explored.
But they hadn’t the least bit of ballast on board.
VI.
Now over the hills they went thumpety-thump!
’Gainst each other’s heads they went bumpety-bump!
Now here and now there,
But it didn’t much scare
This light-headed family, I do declare!
VII.
A furious gust blew them all in a bunch;
“How jolly!” cried Mrs. Henpen. “Let’s have lunch!”
Ah, she was too rash!
There soon was a crash!
And the light-headed family all went to smash!