Ik ben op zoek naar een oud Engels schoolliedje/gedichtje die mijn moeder vroeger heeft geleerd en waar ze héél graag nog de tekst van wilt weten. Ik hoop echt dat iemand de rest van het liedje/gedichtje kent, zo gaat het:
There once was a beetle
who went for a walk
Ev’ry day at a quarter to nine
He’d study the sky
with his beady black eye
To see if the weather was fine
And if it were wet
his umbrella he’d get
Unfirl it and twirl it with glee
Now isn’t this nice
what a pleasing device
Tralala how delightful, said he.
One day he was walking
not far from his home
When a tragedy nearly occured
For out of the sky with a hideous cry
Appeared an enormous fat bird.
Mr. Beetle was small
Only half an inch tall
But his brain was remarkably stout
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With my brolly I’ll fetch you a clout.
(de ---- zijn 2 regels die ze niet meer weet.)
Ik hoop dat iemand me kan helpen. Alvast heel erg bedankt!
