MR. NOBODY

There is a funny little man, As quiet as a mouse, Who does the mischief that is done In everybody’s house. There’s no one ever sees his face, And yet we all agree That every plate and cup was cracked By Mr. Nobody. ’Tis he who always tears our books, Who leaves our doors ajar; He pulls the buttons from our shirts, And scatters pins afar. That squeaking door will always squeak For, prithee, don’t you see, We leave the oiling to be done By Mr. Nobody. The finger marks upon the doors By none of us are made; We never leave the blinds unclosed, To let the curtains fade; The ink we never spill; the boots That lying round you see Are not our boots—they all belong To Mr. Nobody.