New Year In the Dingle

Twas New Year’s Eve down in the Dingle Elves and goblins began to mingle With the gnomes and sprites In tinselly tights Each one claiming that they are single Gnome-made punch from wild mushroom and berry Made the goblins unusually merry Then the elves and sprites Got as high as kites And on top of each tree was a fairy New day dawns down in Dingley Dell End of old era told by a knell Head gnome issues a call “Health and happiness: all” “But for God’s sake stop ringing that bell!”