On the Coast of Coromandel
Where the early pumpkins blow,
In the middle of the woods
Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò.
Two old chairs, and half a candle,-
One old jug without a handle,-
These were all his worldly goods. (Edward Lear)

On the Coast of Coromandel Where the early pumpkins blow, In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Two old chairs, and half a candle,- One old jug without a handle,- These were all his worldly goods.

Edward Lear

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