Up on the Downs

The sun shone darkly through the night,
The wind rained up with all its might,
And then we heard
An awful sight.

A certain mad old Mr.
Brown
Tried hard to throw his daughters
Down
Off Clifton Bridge
To make them
Drown.

These little sisters,
Else and Ruby,
Felt down
Hearted
(Wouldn’t you be?)
But,
Little Browns!
Don’t be
Down
Cast.

An unexpected
Upward*
Blast
Began to blow.
It broke their
Down
Fall from below.

They landed gently on the grass,
Else on her feet,
Rube on her.

So everyone was very
Glad
Except (perhaps) for their old
Dad.

*I know that this sounds rather
Daught
But it really was a strong up
Draught