St Nicholas [serial] . Hilly-ho, hilly-ho ! past wind, steam, and fire,Round the world, round the world on a telegraph-wire,Outstripping swift Thought or fleet-winged Desire:Hi—diddle—diddle—dum—dee ! Over country and town, Now up and now down ;Up high in the air and down under the sea,Huzzah ! hillv-ho ! what a ride this will be ! AROUND THE WORLD ON A TELEGRAPH-WIRE. 68 I Far down in the south, on their course wild and free,They see the broad Amazon roll to the sea,Where sport the iguana and -gay manatee:Whack—fol—dc—ruddy—heigh—oh !In that sunny climeWhere the orange and limeAnd banana and
St Nicholas [serial] . Hilly-ho, hilly-ho ! past wind, steam, and fire,Round the world, round the world on a telegraph-wire,Outstripping swift Thought or fleet-winged Desire:Hi—diddle—diddle—dum—dee ! Over country and town, Now up and now down ;Up high in the air and down under the sea,Huzzah ! hillv-ho ! what a ride this will be ! AROUND THE WORLD ON A TELEGRAPH-WIRE. 68 I Far down in the south, on their course wild and free,They see the broad Amazon roll to the sea,Where sport the iguana and -gay manatee:Whack—fol—dc—ruddy—heigh—oh !In that sunny climeWhere the orange and limeAnd banana and olive and cocoa-nut grow,And purple-tailed paroquets sit in a Down into the sea with a dive and a dip;How the walrusses, whales, and the porpoises skip,And the mermaids stick out their green tails for a grip!Tit—ti—late—tammani—tin !Susy loses her bonnet;A shark seizes on adjusting it deftly by aid of his fin,Swims away with it snugly tied under his chin.
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