| JABBERWOCKY | LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERY -CHWYRNDROBWLL LLANTYSILIO -GOGOGOCHIWOCI |
| Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) | version: Peter H. Cole |
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Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble on the wabe, All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome-raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son. The jaws that bite, the claws that catch. Beware the Jub-Jub bird and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" He took his vorpal sword in hand Long time the manxome foe he sought Till rested by the tum-tum tree And stood awhile in thought. And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock with eyes of flame Came whiffling through the tulgey wood And burbled as it came. One-two! One-two! And through and through! The vorpal blade went snicker-snack. He left it dead and with its head He went galumphing back. "And hast thou slain the Jabberwock, Come to my arms, my beamish boy! Callooh! Callay! Oh, frabjous day!" He chortled in his joy. Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble on the wabe, All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome-raths outgrabe. |
'Twas Barry and the Swansea Trapp Did Gwalchmai Gwbert in the Porth; All Merthyr were the Blaenavon And the Caersws Aberporth. Beware the Llanfairpwll my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Dolgellau and shun Ffestiniog Ystrad. He took his Talgarth sword in hand: Long time the Maesteg foe he sought. So rested he by the Tenby tree, And stood awhile in thought. And as in Harlech thought he stood, The Llanfairpwll, with eyes of flame, Came Nefyn through Tredegar wood, Beddgellert as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The Ebbw Vale went Clynog-fawr! He left it dead, and with its head He went Llanrwst Brynmawr. And hast thou slain the Llanfairpwll! Come to my arms, my Blaenporth boy! O Fishguard day! Conwil! Conway! He Llantwit in his joy. 'Twas Barry and the Swansea Trapp Did Gwalchmai Gwbert in the Porth; All Merthyr were the Blaenavon And the Caersws Aberporth. |