Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him. He lags the long bright morning through, Ever so tired of nothing to do; He moons and mopes the livelong day, Nothing to think about, nothing to say; Up to bed with his candle to creep, Too tired to yawn, too tired to sleep: Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him.
Two Songs for Children
Song Cycle by David Faulkner
?. Tired Tim [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Tired Tim", appears in Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes, in 1. Up and Down, no. 22, first published 1913
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. The elephant [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
When people call this beast to mind, They marvel more and more At such a little tail behind, So large a trunk before.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The elephant", appears in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published 1896
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