The Dusky Crew
Our secret caves in the cold, dark earth
The luscious lettuce grew;
We ate the cress in merriness—
We were a dusky crew;
The radish red gave sweet repast
To me and the Other Two.
Our lettuces are dead and gone,
Our plans have fallen through;
We wander free in misery—
We are a wretched crew;
For a master's wrath has fallen on us—
On me and the Other Two.
He found our cave in the cold, dark earth,
He crept the branches through;
He caught us all in our Council-Hall—
Caught us, a dusky crew;
To punishment he led us all—
Me and the Other Two.
Our lettuces are dead and gone,
Our plans have fallen through;
We wander free in misery—
We are a wretched crew.
Will happiness no more return
To me and the Other Two?
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