English poem
REX ARTHURUS.
by Jacob Bigelow (1787–1879)
When King Arthur ruled the land, He ruled it like a king: He bought four pecks of barley-meal To make a brave pudding.
A pudding brave the king did make And stuffed it well with plums; Great lumps of suet he put into it, As big as both his thumbs.
The king and queen partook thereof, And all the court beside; And what they did not eat that night, The queen next morning fried.