Living

Folly's Song

by John Keats 1795–1821

From Posthumous and Fugitive Poems

Living

When wedding fiddles are a-playing,
Huzza for folly O!
And when maidens go a-maying,
Huzza, &c.
When a milk-pail is upset,
Huzza, &c.
And the clothes left in the wet,
Huzza, &c.
When the barrel's set abroach,
Huzza, &c.
When Kate Eyebrow keeps a coach,
Huzza, &c.
When the pig is over-roasted,
Huzza, &c.
And the cheese is over-toasted,
Huzza, &c.
When Sir Snap is with his lawyer,
Huzza, &c.
And Miss Chip has kiss'd the sawyer,
Huzza, &c.

MLA

Keats, John. “Folly's Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/keats/90/.

Chicago

Keats, John. “Folly's Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/keats/90/.

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