And handed me back my mare’s bridle-reins;

Then away and up through the atmosphere flew

And left me as sound and as solid as new!

And there was no loon with a goblin spoon,

And there never has been and never will be.

Whether or not this happened to me,

It needn’t at all happen this way to all:

But whatever you do, or whatever befall,

Un-less the gob-lins get your night-mare’s reins,

Don’t ev-er nor ev-er go lend-ing your brains!