buy me an ounce and i'll sell you a pound. <br />Turn <br />gert <br />(spin! <br />helen)the <br />slimmer the finger the thicker the thumb(it's <br />whirl, <br />girls) <br />round and round <br /> <br />early to better is wiser for worse. <br />Give <br />liz <br />(take! <br />tommy)we <br />order a steak and they send us a pie(it's <br />try, <br />boys) <br />mine is yours <br /> <br />ask me the name of the moon in the man. <br />Up <br />sam <br />(down! <br />alice)a <br />hole in the ocean will never be missed(it's <br />in, <br />girls) <br />yours is mine <br /> <br />either was deafer than neither was dumb. <br />Skip <br />fred <br />(jump! <br />neddy)but <br />under the wonder is over the why(it's <br />now, <br />boys) <br />here we come<br /><br />Edward Estlin Cummings<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/buy-me-an-ounce-and-i-ll-sell-you-a-pound/
