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There's No Earthly Way Of Knowing
There's no earthly way of knowingWhich direction they are going!There's no knowing where they're rowing,Or which way they river's flowing!Not a speck..
© Roald Dahl
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contraryHow does your garden grow?'I live with my brat in a high-rise flat,So how in the world would I know.'
© Roald Dahl
If You Are Old And Have The Shakes
'If you are old and have the shakes,If all your bones are full of aches,If you can hardly walk at all,If living drives you up the wall,If you're a..
© Roald Dahl
The Crocodile
'No animal is half as vileAs Crocky-Wock, the crocodile.On Saturdays he likes to crunchSix juicy children for his lunchAnd he especially enjoysJust..
© Roald Dahl
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'This famous wicked little taleShould never have been put on saleIt is a mystery to meWhy loving parents cannot seeThat this is actually a bookAbout..
© Roald Dahl
Candy Man
Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dewCover it in chocolate and a miracle or twoThe candy man, the candy man canThe candy man can 'cause he..
© Roald Dahl
I Had A Little Nut-Tree,
I had a little nut-tree,Nothing would it bear.I searched in all its branches,But not a nut was there.'Oh, little tree,' I begged,'Give me just a..
© Roald Dahl
Dear Friends, We Surely All Agree
'Dear friends, we surely all agreeThere's almost nothing worse to seeThan some repulsive little bumWho's always chewing chewing gum.(It's very near..
© Roald Dahl
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddleWe're all on the fiddleAnd never get up until noon.We only take cashWhich we carefully stashAnd we work by the light of the moon.
© Roald Dahl
I Want It Now
Gooses, geesesI want my geese to lay gold eggs for easterAt least a hundred a dayAnd by the wayI want a feastI want a bean feastCream buns and..
© Roald Dahl
Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop
'Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!The great big greedy nincompoop!How long could we allow this beastTo gorge and guzzle, feed and feastOn everything he..
© Roald Dahl
I'Ve Got A Golden Ticket
I never thought my life could beAnything but catastropheBut suddenly I begin to seeA bit of good luck for me'Cause I've got a golden ticketI've got a..
© Roald Dahl
My Teacher Wasn'T Half As Nice As Yours Seems To Be
'My teacher wasn't half as nice as yours seems to be.His name was Mister Unsworth and he taught us history.And when you didn't know a date he'd get..
© Roald Dahl
The Three Little Pigs
The animal I really dig,Above all others is the pig.Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever,Pigs are courteous. However,Now and then, to break this rule,One..
© Roald Dahl
Pure Imagination
Come with me and you'll beIn a world of pure imaginationTake a look and you'll seeInto your imaginationWe'll begin with a spinTrav'ling in the world..
© Roald Dahl
Attention Please! Attention Please!
'Attention please! Attention please!Don't dare to talk! Don't dare to sneeze!Don't doze or daydream! Stay awake!Your health, your very life's at..
© Roald Dahl
Little Red Riding Hood And The Wolf
As soon as Wolf began to feelThat he would like a decent meal,He went and knocked on Grandma's door.When Grandma opened it, she sawThe sharp white..
© Roald Dahl
St Ives
As I was going to St IvesI met a man with seven wivesSaid he, 'I think it's much more funThan getting stuck with only one.'
© Roald Dahl
Cinderella
I guess you think you know this story.You don't. The real one's much more gory.The phoney one, the one you know,Was cooked up years and years ago,And..
© Roald Dahl
"Mike Teavee..."
The most important thing we've learned,So far as children are concerned,Is never, NEVER, NEVER letThem near your television set --Or better still..
© Roald Dahl
Hot And Cold
A woman who my mother knowsCame in and took off all her clothes.Said I, not being very old,'By golly gosh, you must be cold! ''No, no! ' she cried...
© Roald Dahl
The Pig
In England once there lived a bigAnd wonderfully clever pig.To everybody it was plainThat Piggy had a massive brain.He worked out sums inside his..
© Roald Dahl
Television
The most important thing we've learned,So far as children are concerned,Is never, NEVER, NEVER letThem near your television set -Or better still..
© Roald Dahl
Lines On Meeting With Lord Daer
THIS 1 wot ye all whom it concerns,I, Rhymer Robin, alias Burns,October twenty-third,A ne'er-to-be-forgotten day,Sae far I sprackl'd up the brae,I..
© Robert Burns