Jack Horner had three brothers,
Their names were Horner, too--
One was James, and one was George,
And the little one was Hugh.
And they always did exactly
What they saw Jackie do--
James and George and the littlest one,
The one whose name was Hugh.
So when Jack's Christmas pie was made,
They made three others, too--
One for James, and one for George,
And a little one for Hugh.
And _they_ sat up in corners,
As they'd seen Jackie do--
James and George and the littlest one,
The one whose name was Hugh.
I'm sure 't was _very_ lucky
(Does it not seem so to you?)
That the room had just four corners
For Jack James George and Hugh
For if Jackie had a corner,
There _must_ be corners, too,
For James and George and the littlest one,
The one whose name was Hugh.
* * *
A little old man
with a shiny bald head
Was told by his wife
they were all out of bread.
He puckered his lips
and replied with a frown,
"Then bring me some toast
that is crusty and brown."