William shakespeare poem when icicles hang by the wall

William shakespeare

When icicles hang by the wall

And Dick the shepherd blows his nail

And Tom bears logs into the hall

And milk comes frozen home in pail

When Blood is nipped and ways be foul

Then nightly sings the staring owl

Tu-who

Tu-whit, tu-who: a merry note

While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.

When all aloud the wind doth blow

And coughing drowns the parson's saw

And birds sit brooding in the snow

And Marian's nose looks red and raw

When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl

Then nightly sings the staring owl

Tu-who;

Tu-whit, tu-who: a merry note,

While greasy Joan doth keel the pot

       William Shakespeare