Jonathon Dandy

Jonathon Dandy had long white hair A long white beard and eyebrows fair He walked quite quick with a lickety lick A pack on his back and a walking stick. He'd set off at dawn to follow his dream Over mountain and meadow, river and stream With a song in his heart and one thought in his mind It was gold, gold, gold he wanted to find. He slept in a ditch when it was night Then set off once more when it was light Ate mushrooms for breakfast and drank cold tea That's better he said, that's better said he. Then high into the hills he went With his head held high, his legs all bent And there in a babbling brook he spied Its gold, its gold! Yippee! He cried. So Jonathon Dandy he grew rich And slept in a bed instead of a ditch Drank fizzy pop and ate fresh fruit Drove a new car and wore a new suit.