L. Leslie Brooke

First Edition, 1903

To the Memory of my Father, who first told me of Johnny Crow's Garden; and to my Boys, for whom I have set on record these facts concerning it.

JOHNNY CROW'S GARDEN.

Johnny Crow Would dig and sow

Till he made a little Garden.

And the Lion

Had a green and yellow Tie on

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

And the Rat Wore a Feather in his Hat

But the Bear Had nothing to wear

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

So the Ape

Took his Measure with a Tape

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

Then the Crane

Was caught in the Rain

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

And the Beaver Was afraid he had a Fever

But the Goat Said:

"It's nothing but his Throat!"

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

And the Pig Danced a Jig

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

Then the Stork Gave a Philosophic Talk

Till the Hippopotami Said: "Ask no further 'What am I?'"

While the Elephant Said something quite irrelevant

And the Goose-- Well,

the Goose was a Goose

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

And the Mouse

Built himself a little House

Where the Cat

Sat down beside the Mat

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

And the Whale

Told a very long Tale

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

And the Owl Was a funny old Fowl

And the Fox

Put them all in the Stocks

In Johnny Crow's Garden.

But Johnny Crow He let them go

And they all sat down to their dinner in a row

In Johnny Crow's Garden.