2006-06-12 09:18:34 · 8 answers · asked by Daddymac 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The King's Breakfast
Its a really old poem that they tell to little kids
There's a lot of different variations
The King asked
The Queen, and
The Queen asked
The Dairymaid:
"Could we have some butter for
The Royal slice of bread?"
The Queen asked the Dairymaid,
The Dairymaid
Said, "Certainly,
I'll go and tell the cow
Now
Before she goes to bed."
The Dairymaid
She curtsied,
And went and told the Alderney:
"Don't forget the butter for
The Royal slice of bread."
The Alderney said sleepily:
"You'd better tell
His Majesty
That many people nowadays
Like marmalade
Instead."
The Dairymaid
Said "Fancy!"
And went to
Her Majesty.
She curtsied to the Queen, and
She turned a little red:
"Excuse me,
Your Majesty,
For taking of
The liberty,
But marmalade is tasty, if
It's very
Thickly
Spread."
The Queen said
"Oh!"
And went to his Majesty:
"Talking of the butter for
The royal slice of bread,
Many people
Think that
Marmalade
Is nicer.
Would you like to try a little
Marmalade
Instead?"
The King said,
"Bother!"
And then he said,
"Oh, deary me!"
The King sobbed, "Oh, deary me!"
And went back to bed.
"Nobody,"
He whimpered,
"Could call me
A fussy man;
I only want
A little bit
Of butter for
My bread!"
The Queen said,
"There, there!"
And went to
The Dairymaid.
The Dairymaid
Said, "There, there!"
And went to the shed.
The cow said,
"There, there!
I didn't really
Mean it;
Here's milk for his porringer
And butter for his bread."
The queen took the butter
And brought it to
His Majesty.
The King said
"Butter, eh?"
And bounced out of bed.
"Nobody," he said,
As he kissed her
Tenderly,
"Nobody," he said,
As he slid down
The banisters,
"Nobody,
My darling,
Could call me
A fussy man -
BUT
I do like a little bit of butter to my bread!"
2006-06-12 09:22:42 · answer #1 · answered by kitt 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Its from the A A Milne Book 'The Christopher Robin Verse Book'. The poem's called 'The Kings Breakfast'.
2006-06-12 09:22:54 · answer #2 · answered by littlebethan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its from a poem by A. A. Milne titled The King's Breakfast.
On page 26 of the PDF document - link below.
2006-06-12 09:24:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"NOBODY, my dear, could call me a fussy man, but I do like a little bit of butter on my bread."
from 'The King's Breakfast' by A.A. Milne.
2006-06-12 09:22:46 · answer #4 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from "The King's Breakfast" by A. A. Milne
2006-06-12 09:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by mbtafan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know either but sometimes I have to go out and get some jam as well, preferably strawberry
2006-06-12 09:22:30 · answer #6 · answered by jdhayman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice quote!
2006-06-12 09:20:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know but it's funny
2006-06-12 09:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋