Living
Our Celebration
From In My Nursery (1890)
Off go the fire-crackers, bang! bang! bang!
Off go the fire-crackers, bang! bang! bang!
Popguns all a-snapping, and banners all a-flapping,--
Off go the fire-crackers, bang! bang! bang!
Off the torpedoes go, crack! crack! crack!
Off the torpedoes go, crack! crack! crack!
Fish-horns all a-tooting, and schoolboys all a-hooting,--
Off the torpedoes go, crack! crack! crack!
Off go the fireworks, fizz! fizz! fizz!
Off go the fireworks, fizz! fizz! fizz!
Pin-wheels all a-turning, and fingers all a-burning,--
Off go the fireworks, fizz! fizz! fizz!
Off goes our little Ned, boo-hoo-hoo!
Off goes our little Ned, boo-hoo-hoo!
Big hole in his jacket, and another in his pocket,
Half the hair singed off his head,
Off goes our little Ned,--
Mamma'll put him straight to bed, boo-hoo-hoo!
Cite this poem
MLA
Richards, Laura E. “Our Celebration.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/90/.
Chicago
Richards, Laura E. “Our Celebration.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/90/.
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