And and Nand and Or and Nor
Carry the the bit-blue note
What’s it all for? What’s it all for?
Asked the owl and the cat in their pea-green boat
To make a gate and find the way
Said the new man in New J, said the new man in New J
Build it up blow it up, do what may
Catch of the day catch of the day.
Up and down, in and out
Here and there where and where
Lighthouse, alehouse, playhouse there
Time is fast time is slow
Here and now. Time for time to go
Games inside games and games of games
Catch the day catch the day.
See here now, be here thou
Play the pipes gyre and gyre
Take a breath and think and think
And think and think and think
Dark the room watch for light
Lay one down and lay one up
Flick the eye, take the long fright
Run from the day run from the day.
But here is now, good and bright
Hill and green and sea and sky
We see the world the world is light
And now is here, and god is bàidh
Night is gone, beauty dark beauty bright
Good night good night
Said the owl to the cat
God night dog night
Said the cat to the owl
Run to the day run with the day.
To be read, said or sung in the style of Edward Lear