September 16. Story of the Day: Aiken Drum

This sone comes from A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes by Sabine Baring-Gould.

This is Roud 2571. See Chalmers' Popular Rhymes of Scotland for another version and with music (online at Hathi).

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AIKEN DRUM

(Walter Crane)

There was a man lived in the moon,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his hat was made of good cream cheese,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his coat was made of good roast beef,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his buttons were made of penny loaves,

AAnd his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

His waistcoat was made of crusts of pies,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

His breeches were made of haggis bags,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle,

And his name was Aiken Drum.

There was a man in another town,

And his name was Willy Wood,

And he played upon a razor,

And his name was Willy Wood.

And he ate up all the good cream cheese,

And his name was Willy Wood,

And he played upon a razor,

And his name was Willy Wood.

And he ate up all the good roast beef,

And his name was Willy Wood,

And he played upon a razor,

And his name was Willy Wood.

And he ate up all the penny loaves,

And his name was Willy Wood,

And he played upon a razor,

And his name was Willy Wood.

And he ate up all the crusts of pies,

And his name was Willy Wood,

And he played upon a razor,

And his name was Willy Wood.

But he choked himself with the haggis bags,

And there was an end of Willy Wood.