Vachel Lindsay

From “Whimseys”

A Chant for Boys with Manly Voices
(Every line sung one step deeper than the line preceding)

ANY sky-bird sings,

Ring, ring!

Any church-chime rings,

Dong ding!

Any cannon says,

Boom bang!

Any whirlwind says,

Whing whang!

The bell-buoy hums and roars,

Ding dong!

And way down deep,

Where fishes throng,

By Davy Jones’ big deep-sea door,

Shaking the ocean’s flowery floor,

His door-bell booms

Dong dong,

Deep, deep down,

Clang boom,

Boom dong.