Richard Harris Barham - The jackdaw of Rheims

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And six little Singing-boys,—dear little souls!
In nice clean faces, and nice white stoles,
Came in order due,
Two by two,
Marching that grand refectory through.

Richard Harris Barham

And the priests, with awe,
As such freaks they saw,
Said, The Devil must be in that little Jackdaw!

Richard Harris Barham

Never was heard such a terrible curse!
But what gave rise
To no little surprise,
Nobody seemed one penny the worse!

Richard Harris Barham

His eye so dim,
So wasted each limb,
That, heedless of grammar, they all cried,
THAT 'S HIM!
That 's the scamp that has done this scandalous thing!
That 's the thief that has got my Lord Cardinal's Ring!

Richard Harris Barham

He cursed him in sleeping, that every night
He should dream of the devil, and wake in a fright.

Richard Harris Barham

The Jackdaw sat on the Cardinal's chair!
Bishop, and abbot, and prior were there.

Richard Harris Barham