I
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
II
'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?'
III
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!'
IV
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 **** ding **** 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!'