Some poets they abroad do roam, + 

But we find themes are near to home; + 

As we do seldom travel far, + 

This is a song of a glass jar. + 

Snake of species of the copper, + 

And on its head there was live hopper, + 

For we saw that funny sight + 

In a store, it was last night. + 

There in water was a snake, + 

And a bug so wide awake; + 

He was afraid that he would drown + 

So he clomb up on the snake’s crown. + 

This snake it is near a foot long, + 

Which doth suffer this great wrong, + 

It thinks the bug wants it to throttle + 

This makes it wriggle in the bottle. + 

But fondly the kind hearted bug, + 

It doth its preserver hug, + 

For the bug when on the water + 

It is only but a squatter. + 

And hath taken up homestead + 

On the top of the snake’s head, + 

And on the waters it doth float + 

Safe and happy on this boat. + 