| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Davy Jones’ Door-bell | | By Vachel Lindsay |
| | From “Whimseys” A Chant for Boys with Manly Voices
(Every line sung one step deeper than the line preceding)
ANY sky-bird sings, | |
| Ring, ring! | |
| Any church-chime rings, | |
| Dong ding! | |
| Any cannon says, | 5 |
| Boom bang! | |
| Any whirlwind says, | |
| Whing whang! | |
| The bell-buoy hums and roars, | |
| Ding dong! | 10 |
| And way down deep, | |
| Where fishes throng, | |
| By Davy Jones’ big deep-sea door, | |
| Shaking the ocean’s flowery floor, | |
| His door-bell booms | 15 |
| Dong dong, | |
| Dong dong, | |
| Deep, deep down, | |
| Clang boom, | |
| Boom dong. | 20 | | | |
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