There was a little guinea-pig,

a
There was a little guinea-pig,
Who, being little, was not big;
He always walked upon his feet,
And never fasted when he eat.

b
When from a place he ran away,
He never at that place did stay;
And while he ran, as I am told,
He ne'er stood still for young or old.

c
He often squeaked and sometimes vi'lent,
And when he squeaked he ne'er was silent,
Though ne'er instructed by a cat,
He knew a mouse was not a rat.

d
One day, as I am certified,
He took a whim and fairly died;
And as I'm told by men of sense,
He never has been living since.