The washer went swish-swish swish-swish;

    The dishwasher did too;

The mixer joined their noisy day

     And what do mixers do?

 

It mixed the cake – and what a roar! –

    Which didn’t last too long,

But then Mum’s sweeper joined them all,

     With its steady, purring song.

 

The radio thought: ‘It’s my turn now,’

     And someone loudly sang

And then the clock began to chime

     Just as the doorbell rang.

 

The telephone joined in the fun:

     Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring

And the kettle, coming to the boil,

     Thought he should quietly sing.

 

Knock knock, knock – the postman’s knock

     Upon the big front door.

 This was the noisiest house on earth

      But was there one noise more?

 

Oh yes:  bark bark, and bark again:

     The little dog joined in –

Oh!  Excuse me now, I must rush off,

    To escape from all this din.

 

* Washer = washing machine, ie Put the clothes in the washer.

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