Here's one that does better than the original. The original has a pattern of syllables 14, 13, 5+5, 11. This one has 14, 14, 5+5, 14.
The lion and the unicorn were running from the town,
They met up with a Jub-Jub bird who tried to slow them down.
One bit the left wing and one bit the right,
The Jub-Jub bird flew off to roost and ne'er forgot the fright!
The Jub-Jub bird was an invention of Lewis Carroll, used in his poem, "Jabberwocky." And will you let me know what grade I got for this? Thanks.
2006-12-23 13:22:53
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answered by Anonymous
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From the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, edited by Iona and Peter Opie, Oxford University Press, 1975, Page 269.
The nursery rhyme you listed is discussed, and the editors give the following four lines as another older verse.
" In Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll refers to 'the words of the old song', and a song it seems to one time to have been, containing many verses now mostly lost. A second verse is found in a chapbook published about 1806:
And when he had beat him out,
He beat him in again;
He beat him three times over,
His power to maintain."
They go on to say that, "This is probably older than the second verse usually remembered today. The definite statement that the lion beat the unicorn 'three times over, his power to maintain' gives the impression that a particular battle or series of battles is being referred to."
I hope this is what you were looking for.
2006-12-23 13:04:34
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answered by Pethy 2
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The lion and the unicorn.
Each bought a uniform.
The unicorn white, The lion black
the unicorn stood to fight and the lion never came back.
2006-12-23 10:17:10
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answered by sosickiam 4
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The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown The lion beat the unicorn all around the town. Some gave them white bread, and some gave them brown; Some gave them plum cake and drummed them out of town. Origins in British history The lion and the unicorn lyrics date from 1603 when King James VI of Scotland became James I of England unifying the Scottish and English crowns . The virgin Queen Elizabeth 1 named the son of Mary Queen of Scots, James, as her heir. The new union of the two countries required a new royal coat of arms combining those of England which featured two lions, and Scotland, whose coat of arms featured two Unicorns. A compromise was made thus the British coat of arms has one Lion and one Unicorn.
2016-05-23 02:34:37
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answered by Anonymous
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They went around the world, both without a frown
They weren't going up, but they were going out of town
They swam in the water, knowing they could drown
That's what they get, because they left town
It's funny and it rhymes.
2006-12-23 10:15:48
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answered by ravensfan172003 3
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The lion and the unicorn were full from all they ate,
They sold the crown to buy a town without hate.
To some guests they gave pies, to some they gave dates;
To some they gave cake, all to please the fates.
2006-12-23 10:27:56
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answered by a_phantoms_rose 7
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2017-02-19 20:05:34
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answered by Anonymous
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I was sitting on a brige and i fell off.
I hated that brige alot.
So I fell off and into the water.
There may have been a slight breeze.
But I dont know if thats the facts.
And if that is then heres my number.
516-810-9140!
2006-12-23 10:13:28
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answered by ? 2
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The poor elephant and donkey were pushing for a place,
The elephant was big but got pie upon his face.
Some of it was cow, some of it was peach,
The 'news' bought cow pie and sucked it like a leach.
2006-12-23 12:47:41
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answered by Maia 2
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Sorry, not a nursery rhyme with which I'm familiar in southern U.S.
2006-12-23 10:11:12
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answered by Nani 4
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