The Owl & The Pussycat by Edward Lear
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are, you are,
What a beautiful Pussy you are."
Pussy said to the Owl "You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married, too long we have tarried;
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose, his nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling your ring?"
Said the Piggy, "I will"
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon.
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand.
They danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are, you are,
What a beautiful Pussy you are."
Pussy said to the Owl "You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married, too long we have tarried;
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose, his nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling your ring?"
Said the Piggy, "I will"
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon.
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand.
They danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
Hi Melly - too cute!! The pussycat looks sooooo much better than my one LOL!! Love the fabrics you have used!! Do you ever do anything that looks bad????!!!!! The look fantastic!!
Posted by: Tracey Park | September 08, 2009 at 02:26 PM
I love this nonsense poem. I used to sing it to my little girl. I have some fabulous felt hair clips that I brought online, one owl, one pussycat. Adorable.
Posted by: Rachel | September 08, 2009 at 03:34 PM
They look adorable!!
Love the lyrics!
Posted by: nicolette | September 08, 2009 at 04:13 PM
they are so so cute
Posted by: jane l | September 08, 2009 at 04:30 PM
The poem is great, I am sorry my kids won't understand it. The bags are really cute!
Posted by: Jantine Urban | September 08, 2009 at 05:01 PM
Ah! They couldn't be any cuter! Adorable!
Posted by: Serena | September 08, 2009 at 05:07 PM
What a fun post. And the bags are as cute as can be.
Posted by: Stephanie | September 08, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Just made the pussycat for my little girl....she has an obsession with bags (like her mum) now I will have to make the owl too, both cute!
Posted by: Amanda | September 08, 2009 at 07:33 PM
CUTE new samples!! I have that pattern... but haven't made it up yet... I'm looking forward to doing it!!
Posted by: Maree @ Farmyardcrafts | September 08, 2009 at 07:47 PM
very cool Melly - love the new look of the patterns very bright and cheerful
Posted by: Tania - jetbeadscraft | September 08, 2009 at 08:00 PM