A was an angler,

a
A was an angler,
Went out in a fog;
Who fished all the day,
And caught only a frog.

b
B was cook Betty,
A-baking a pie,
With ten or twelve apples
All piled up on high.

c
C was a custard
In a glass dish,
With as much cinnamon
As you would wish.

d
D was fat Dick,
Who did not hing but eat;
He would leave book and play
For a nice bit of meat.

e
E was an egg,
In a basket with more,
Which Peggy will sell
For a shilling or more.

f
F was a fox,
So cunning and sly;
Who looks at the hen-roost-
I need not say why.

g
G was a greyhound,
As fleet as the wind;
In the race or the course,
Left all others behind.

h
H was a heron,
Who lived near a pond;
Of gobbling of fishes
He was wondrously fond.

i
I was the ice
On which Billy would skate;
So up went his heels,
And down went his pate.

j
J was Joe Jenkins,
Who played on the fiddle;
He began twenty times,
But left off in the middle.

k
K was a kitten,
Wbo jumped at a cork,
And learned to eat mice
Without plate, knife, or fork.

l
L was a lark,
Who sings us a song,
And wakes us betimes
Lest we sleep too long.

m
M was Miss Molly,
Who turned in her toes,
And hung down her head
Till her knees touched her nose.

n
N was a nosegay,
Sprinkled with dew,
Pulled in the morning
And presented to you.

o
0 was an owl,
Who looked wondrously wise;
But he's watching a mouse
With his large round eyes.

p
P was a parrot,
With feathers like gold,
Who talks just as much
And now more than he's told.

q
Q is the Queen
Who governs the land,
And sits on a throne
Very lofty and grand.

r
R is a raven
Perched on an oak,
Who with a gruff voice
Cries croak, croak, croak!

s
S was a stork
With a very long bill,
Who swallows down fishes
And frogs to his fill.

t
T is a trumpeter
Blowing his horn,
Who tells us the news
As we rise in the morn.

u
U is a unicorn,
Who, it is said,
Wears an ivory bodkin
On his forehead.

v
V is a vulture
Who eats a great deal,
Devouring a dog
Or a cat at a meal.

w
W was a watchman
Who guarded the street,
Lest robbers or thieves
The good people should meet.

x
X was King Xerxes,
Who, if you don't know,
Reigned over Persia
A great while ago.

y
Y is the year
That is passing away,
And still growing shorter
Everyday.

z
Z is a zebra,
Whom you've heard of before;
So here ends my rhyme
Till I find you some more.