Homage to Mr. Finney's Turnip

"Homage to Mr.Finney's Turnip", 5 x 7", oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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Mr. Finney's Turnip

Mr. Finney had a turnip,

And it grew, and it grew,

And it grew behind the barn,

And the turnip did no harm.

And it grew, and it grew,

Till it could grow no taller;

Then Mr. Finney took it up

And put it in the cellar.

There it lay, there it lay,

Till it began to rot;

When his daughter Susie washed it

And put it in the pot.

Then she boiled it and boiled it,

As long as she was able;

Then his daughter Susie took it

And put it on the table.

Mr. Finney and his wife

Both sat down to sup;

And they ate, and they ate,

Until they ate the turnip up.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow