Poem: 'The Lobster Quadrille' by Lewis Carroll

[dwgm]

Our choir sang this one in high school, too -- really a fun one!


"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle--will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won' t you, won' t you join the dance?

"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied, "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance--
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.

"What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
"There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France--
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?
Will you, won' t you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance ?"


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Comments

[bombazzinedoll.livejournal.com]

I like to go around the house singing this song. Lewis Carroll poetry is so fun.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

You know that one! It's great, isn't it? Yes, Lewis Carroll is great! It was hard to choose only one. :))

[rez-lo.livejournal.com]

OMG! I love this song! Thank you! (And now I've got "'Twas the voice of the lobster, I heard him declare" running through my brain...)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Ah! I know what tonight's poem is going to be -- dedicated to you! ;)

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

One of the best books on writing I ever read (alas, it's in storage right now and I can't remember the author) was called "Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail".

This and the other lobster poem are fun ones.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Love those lobsters! Glad you enjoyed this post. :)