Queen,
Q is for Question,
Quarter, and
Quack;

Reel,
R is for Radish,
Ruff,
Reeve, and
Rack;

Skate,
S is for Salmon,
Sprat,
Saw, and
School;

Tin,
T is for Teapot,
Tar,
Torch, and
Tool;

Urn,
U is for Usher,
Umpire, and
Use;

Vegetables,
V is for Varnish,
and Views;

Want,
W is for War,
Water, and
Wing;

Xenophon,
X is for and
Xerxes,
the King;

Yam,
Y is for Yacht,
Yellow, and
Yawl;

Zeal,
Z is for Zebra,
Zany--

That's all!

NONSENSE ALPHABET

BY EDWARD LEAR

A was an ant
Who seldom stood still,
And who made a nice house
In the side of a hill.
_a_
Nice little ant!

B was a book
With a binding of blue,
And pictures and stories
For me and for you.
_b_
Nice little book!

C was a camel;
You rode on his hump;
And if you fell off,
You came down such a bump!
_c_
What a high camel!

D was a duck
With spots on his back,
Who lived in the water,
And always said "Quack!"
_d_
Dear little duck!

E was an elephant,
Stately and wise:
He had tusks and a trunk,
And two queer little eyes.
_e_
Oh, what funny small eyes!

F was a fish
Who was caught in a net;
But he got out again,
And is quite alive yet.
_f_
Lively young fish!

G was a goat
Who was spotted with brown;
When he did not lie still
He walked up and down.
_g_
Good little goat!

H was a hat
Which was all on one side;
Its crown was too high,
And its brim was too wide.
_h_
Oh, what a hat!

I was some ice
So white and so nice,
But which nobody tasted;
And so it was wasted.
_i_
All that good ice!

J was a jackdaw
Who hopped up and down