MR. NOBODY

Anon

I know a funny little man,

As quiet as a mouse,

Who does the mischief that is done

In everybody's house!

There's no one ever sees his face,

And yet we all agree

That every plate we break was cracked

By Mr. Nobody.

Tis he who always tears our books,

Who leaves the door ajar,

He pulls the buttons from our shirts,

And scatters pine afar;

That squeaking door will always squeak,

For, prithee, don't you see,

We leave the oiling to be done

By Mr. Nobody.

He damps wood up the fire,

That kettles cannot boil;

His are the feet that brings in mud,

And all the carpet soil.

The papers always are mislaid,

Who had them last but he?

There's no one tosses them about

But Mr. Nobody.

The finger marks upon the door

By none of us are made;

We never leave the blind unclosed,

To let the curtains fade.

The ink we never spill. The boots,

That lying round you see,

Are not our boots; they all belong

To Mr. Nobody.

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