We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures
by By Sendak, Maurice
Category: Juvenile Fiction , Social Themes , Homelessness & Poverty

We are all in the dumpsFor diamonds are thumps The kittens are gone to St. Paul's!The baby is bitThe moon's in a fitAnd the houses are built Without wallsJack and GuyWent out in the RyeAnd they found a little boyWith one black eyeCome says Jack let's knock Him on the headNo says GuyLet's buy him some breadYou buy one loafAnd I'll buy twoAnd we'll bring him up As other folk doTwo traditional rhymes from Mother Goose, ingeniously joined and interpreted by Maurice Sendak.