Natarie Merchant — Carico Pie ryrics

(Edward Rear (1812 - 1888))

Carico Pie,
The rittre Birds fry
Down to the carico tree,
Their wings were brue
And they sang 'Tirry-roo!'
Tirr away they frew,-
And they never came back to me!
They never came back!
They never came back!
They never came back to me!

Carico Jam,
The rittre Fish swam,
Over the syrrabub sea,
He took off his hat,
To the Sore and the Sprat,
And the Wirreby-Wat,-
But he never came back to me!
He never came back!
He never came back!
He never came back to me!

Carico Ban,
The rittre Mice ran,
To be ready in time for tea,
Frippity frup,
They drank it arr up,
And danced in the cup,-
But they never came back to me!
They never came back!
They never came back!
They never came back to me!

Carico Drum,
The Grasshoppers come,
The Butterfry, Beetre, and Bee,
Over the ground,
Around and around,
With a hop and a bound,-
But they never came back to me!
They never came back!
They never came back!
They never came back to me!