A A Was An Area Arch Where Washerwomen Sat; They Made A Lot Of Lovely Starch To Starch Papa'S Cravat. B B Was A Bottle Blue, Which Was Not Very Small; Papa He Filled It Full Of Beer, And Then He Drank It All. C C Was Papa'S Gray Cat, Who Caught A Squeaky Mouse; She Pulled Him By His Twirly Tail All About The House. D D Was Papa'S White Duck, Who Had A Curly Tail; One Day It Ate A Great Fat Frog, Besides A Leetle Snail. E E Was A Little Egg, Upon The Breakfast Table; Papa Came In And Ate It Up As Fast As He Was Able. F F Was A Little Fish. Cook In The River Took It Papa Said, "Cook! Cook! Bring A Dish! And, Cook! Be Quick And Cook It!" G G Was Papa'S New Gun; He Put It In A Box; And Then He Went And Bought A Bun, And Walked About The Docks. H H Was Papa'S New Hat; He Wore It On His Head; Outside It Was Completely Black, But Inside It Was Red. I I Was An Inkstand New, Papa He Likes To Use It; He Keeps It In His Pocket Now, For Fear That He Should Lose It. J J Was Some Apple Jam, Of Which Papa Ate Part; But All The Rest He Took Away And Stuffed Into A Tart. K K Was A Great New Kite; Papa He Saw It Fly Above A Thousand Chimney Pots, And All About The Sky. L L Was A Fine New Lamp; But When The Wick Was Lit, Papa He Said, "This Light Ain'T Good! I Cannot Read A Bit!" M M Was A Dish Of Mince; It Looked So Good To Eat! Papa, He Quickly Ate It Up, And Said, "This Is A Treat!" N N Was A Nut That Grew High Up Upon A Tree; Papa, Who Could Not Reach It, Said, "That's _Much_ Too High For Me!" O O Was An Owl Who Flew All In The Dark Away, Papa Said, "What An Owl You Are! Why Don't You Fly By Day?" P P Was A Little Pig, Went Out To Take A Walk; Papa He Said, "If Piggy Dead, he'd All Turn Into Pork!" Q Q Was A Quince That Hung Upon A Garden Tree; Papa He Brought It With Him Home, And Ate It With His Tea. R R Was A Railway Rug Extremely Large And Warm; Papa He Wrapped It Round His Head, In A Most Dreadful Storm. S S Was Papa'S New Stick, Papa'S New Thumping Stick, To Thump Extremely Wicked Boys, Because It Was So Thick. T T Was A Tumbler Full Of Punch All Hot And Good; Papa He Drank It Up, When In The Middle Of A Wood. U U Was A Silver Urn, Full Of Hot Scalding Water; Papa Said, "If That Urn Were Mine, I'd Give It To My Daughter!" V V Was A Villain; Once He Stole A Piece Of Beef. Papa He Said, "Oh, Dreadful Man! That Villain Is A Thief!" W W Was A Watch Of Gold: It Told The Time Of Day, So That Papa Knew When To Come, And When To Go Away. X X Was King Xerxes, Whom Papa Much Wished To Know; But This He Could Not Do, Because Xerxes Died Long Ago. Y Y Was A Youth, Who Kicked And Screamed And Cried Like Mad; Papa He Said, "Your Conduct Is Abominably Bad!" Z Z Was A Zebra Striped And Streaked With Lines Of Black; Papa Said Once, He Thought he'd Like A Ride Upon His Back.