Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos

Climbed to the top of a wall.

And they sate to watch the sunset sky

And to hear the Nupiter Piffkin cry

And the Biscuit Buffalo call.

They took up a roll and some Camomile tea,

And both were as happy as happy could be —

Till Mrs. Discobbolos said, —

'Oh! W! X! Y! Z!

'It has just come into my head —

'Suppose we should happen to fall!!!!!

'Darling Mr. Discobbolos

'Suppose we should fall down flumpetty

'Just like pieces of stone!

'On the thorns, – or into the moat!

'What would become of your new green coat

'And might you not break a bone?

'It never occurred to me before —

'That perhaps we shall never go down any more!

And Mrs. Discobbolos said —

'Oh! W! X! Y! Z!

'What put it into your head

'To climb up this wall? – my own

'Darling Mr. Discobbolos?

Mr. Discobbolos answered, —

'At first it gave me pain, —

'And I felt my ears turn perfectly pink

'When your exclamation made me think

'We might never get down again!

'But now I believe it is wiser far

'To remain for ever just where we are. —

And Mr. Discobbolos said,

'Oh! W! X! Y! Z!

'It has just come into my head —

' – We shall never go down again —

'Dearest Mrs. Discobbolos!

So Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos

Stood up and began to sing,

'Far away from hurry and strife

'Here we will pass the rest of life,

'Ding a dong, ding dong, ding!

'We want no knives nor forks nor chairs,

'No tables nor carpets nor household cares,

'From worry of life we've fled —

'Oh! W! X! Y! Z!

'There is no more trouble ahead,

'Sorrow or any such thing —

'For Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos!