Pernickety Penelope was perfectly preened,
Pernickety Penelope visited the Queen,
When the Queen saw her, she gave a big grin,
And said, “Penelope you’re as neat as a pin!”
Penelope looked at the Queen through proud tears,
“Why, your Majesty has plum preserve round her ears!”
Pernickety Penelope proved a poor guest,
She was put out of the palace and placed under arrest!
Pernickety Penelope was perfectly preened,
But her Majesty proudly remembered who’s Queen.
(c) Fiona Halliday