"Oh, you must answer my questions nine, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, Or you're not God's, you're one of mine, And you are the weaver's bonny." "What is whiter than the milk? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is softer than the silk? And you are the weaver's bonny." "Snow is whiter than the milk, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And down is softer than the silk, And I am the weaver's bonny." "O what is higher than a tree? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is deeper than the sea? And you are the weaver's bonny." "Heaven's higher than a tree, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And Hell is deeper than the sea, And I am the weaver's bonny." "What is louder than a horn? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is sharper than a thorn? And you are the weaver's bonny." "Thunder's louder than a horn, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And death is sharper than a thorn, And I am the weaver's bonny." "What's more innocent than a lamb, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is meaner than womankind? And you are the weaver's bonny." "A babe's more innocent than a lamb, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And the devil is meaner than womankind, And I am the weaver's bonny." "O you have answered my questions nine, Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And you are God's, you're none of mine. And you are the weaver's bonny." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MIDSUMMER BIRDS by ROBERT FROST RESURRECTION UPDATE by JAMES GALVIN TO THE MARTYRED by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |