Queen Alice Testo

(❝And now you know the words,❝ she added,
as she put her head down on Alice❝s other shoulder,
❝just sing it through to me. I❝m getting sleepy, too.❝
In another moment both Queens were fast asleep,
and snoring loud.

At this moment the door was flung open, and a shrill voice was heard singing:)

To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said
❝I❝ve a sceptre in hand, I❝ve a crown on my head;
Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be,
Come and dine with the Red Qeen, the White Queen, and me!❝

(And hundreds of voices joined in the chorus:)

Then fill up the glasses as quick as you can,
And sprinkle the table with buttons and bran:
Put cats in the coffee, and mice in the tea-
And welcome Queen Alice
with thirty-times-three!

(Alice thought to herself, ❝Thirty times three makes ninety.
I wonder if any one❝s counting?❝ In a minute there was silence again,
and the same shrill voice sang another verse:)

❝O Looking-Glass creatures,❝ quoth Alice, ❝draw near!
❝Tis an honour to see me, a favor to hear:
❝Tis a privilege high to have dinner and tea
Along with the Red Queen, the White Queen and me!❝

(Then came the chorus again:)

Then fill up the glasses with treacle and inc,
Or anything else that is pleasant to drink;
Mix sand with the cider, and wool with the wine-
And welcome Queen Alice
with ninety-times-nine!

❝Ninety-times-nine!❝ Alice repeated in despair.
❝Oh, that❝ll never be done! I❝d better go in at once.❝