Aiken Drum

Walter Crane 1845 – 1915



There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the
    moon,
    lived in the moon,
    There was a man lived in the moon,
    And his name was Aiken Drum,
    And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
    And he played upon a ladle,
    And his name was Aiken Drum.

    And his hat was made of good cream cheese,
    And his name, &c.

    And his coat was made of good roast beef,
    And his name, &c.

    And his buttons were made of penny loaves,
    And his name, &c.

    His waistcoat was made of crust of pies,
    And his name, &c.

    His breeches were made of haggis bags,
    And his name, &c.

    There was a man in another town,
    And his name was Willy Wood;
    And he played upon a razor,
    And his name was Willy Wood.

    And he ate up all the good cream cheese,
    And his name, &c.

    And he ate up all the good roast beef,
    And his name, &c.

    And he ate up all the penny loaves,
    And his name, &c.

    And he ate up all the good pie crust,
    And his name, &c.

    But he choked upon the haggis bags,
    And there was an end of Willy Wood.
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Submitted by naama on July 15, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xaaaBccB dE fE gE xE hE xIxI dE fE gE xE hi
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,084
Words 213
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 8, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Walter Crane

Walter Crane (15 August 1845 – 14 March 1915) was a British artist and book illustrator. more…

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