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This is based on an April Fool’s Day Sermon a Minister of mine gave. “Brother Ben” (Benny Burlison of Palestine Texas) preached from Nursery Rhymes that day instead of the Bible. He managed to make a moral point anyway, using some variation of this. I can’t remember his exact poem but I did remember the plot, so I just rewrote it. Hey ****** ****** The Cat and the Fiddle! The Cow jumped over the Moon. The Little Dog laughed To see such a sight And the Dish ran away with the Spoon. “No!" Said the Cup Whose Kid was the Dish. "Her marrying a Spoon Was never my wish!” And “No!” said the Bowl Whose Kid was the Spoon So they both prayed to God, “Get our Children back soon!” God heard their prayers So when they went to a park They met up with a compassionate Fork! “Go home!” Said the Fork! “I agree!” said a Knife! “You are much too young To be Husband and Wife!” These Cutlery advised them all night By the light of the Moon The Kids came back By the next afternoon!
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Jan 8
Jan 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM UTC
The Cutlery Affair
This is based on an April Fool’s Day Sermon a Minister of mine gave. “Brother Ben” (Benny Burlison of Palestine Texas) preached from Nursery Rhymes that day instead of the Bible. He managed to make a moral point anyway, using some variation of this. I can’t remember his exact poem but I did remember the plot, so I just rewrote it. Hey ****** ****** The Cat and the Fiddle! The Cow jumped over the Moon. The Little Dog laughed To see such a sight And the Dish ran away with the Spoon. “No!" Said the Cup Whose Kid was the Dish. "Her marrying a Spoon Was never my wish!” And “No!” said the Bowl Whose Kid was the Spoon So they both prayed to God, “Get our Children back soon!” God heard their prayers So when they went to a park They met up with a compassionate Fork! “Go home!” Said the Fork! “I agree!” said a Knife! “You are much too young To be Husband and Wife!” These Cutlery advised them all night By the light of the Moon The Kids came back By the next afternoon!
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elizabethhensley
68/F/United States
Jan 8
Jan 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM UTC
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