Britain, (1869-1934)
Early Bacon
- EARLY bacon, early bacon!
- Oh, the pleasant sight to see,
- Sires come down for early bacon,
- With an egg and pot of tea.
- Early bacon, early bacon!
- Oh, the happy hours I fed,
- Deep in joy on early bacon,
- Coming from a comfy bed.
- Early bacon, early bacon!
- That’s the breakfast dish for me,
- All alone with early bacon
- With the paper on my knee!
© estate of Archibald Stodart-Walker
Moxford Book of English Verse, 1913; re-printed in: A Century of Humorous Verse 1850-1950, London: Dent, 1959.
Moxford Book of English Verse, 1913; re-printed in: A Century of Humorous Verse 1850-1950, London: Dent, 1959.
Editor’s Note:
This is a humorous takeoff on Charles Kingsley’s (1819-1875) poetic ballad ‘Airly Beacon’ written in 1858:
Airly Beacon
- AIRLY Beacon, Airly Beacon;
- O the pleasant sight to see
- Shires and towns from Airly Beacon,
- While my love climb’d up to me!
- Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;
- O the happy hours we lay
- Deep in fern on Airly Beacon,
- Courting through the summer’s day!
- Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;
- O the weary haunt for me,
- All alone on Airly Beacon,
- With his baby on my knee!
About the Poet
Archibald Stodart-Walker (1869-1934), English critic and writer. [DES-6/03]