Flung water on the cat,
And sent him away like a rocket.
Said, "O Moon there you are!"
Got into her car,
And went off with the spoon in his pocket

Hey ho! diddle, diddle!
The wet cat and wet fiddle,
They made such a caterwauling,
That the cow in a fright
Stood bolt upright
Bellowing now, and bawling;
And the dog on his tail,
Stretched his neck with a wail.
But "Ho! ho!" said the man in the moon --
"No more in the South
Shall I burn my mouth,
For I've found a dish and a spoon."



CHAPTER XXV

DIAMOND'S DREAM


"THERE, baby!" said Diamond; "I'm so happy that I can only
sing nonsense. Oh, father, think if you had been a poor man,
and hadn't had a cab and old Diamond! What should I have done?"