Classic Poem

1. A is for Ax, and that we all know, And B is for
Boy that can use it also; C is for Chopping we
first do begin, And D is for Danger we often fall in.
So merry, so merry are we, No
mortals on earth are as happy as we. T'me
I derry O derry I derry down, Use
shanty boys well and there's nothing goes wrong.

2 E is for Echo that through the woods rang,
And F is for Foreman, the head of our gang;
G is for Grindstone at night we do turn,
And H is for Handle so smoothly worn.

3 I is for Iron which we mark our pine,
And J is for Jovial we're always incline';
K is for Keen Edge our axes we keep,
And L is for Lice that keep us from sleep.

4 M is for Moss which we chink our camp,
And N is for Needle with which we mend our pants;
O is for Owl which hooted at night,
And P is for Pine which we always fall right.

5 Q is for Quickness we put ourselves to,
R is for River we haul the logs to;
S is for Sleds we haul the logs on,
T is for Team that pulls them along.

6 U is for Uses we put ourselves to,
And V is for Valley we haul the logs through;
And W is for Woods we leave in the spring,
And now I have sang all I'm goin' to sing.

7 X is for Christmas when the yarding's all done,
Y is for Yonder, the set of the sun;
Zed is for Zero, in the cold winter time,
And now I have brought all these letters in rhyme.