The Mammoth Cave

"WHAT is the Mammoth Cave?"

I hear the Children say,

Where fishes have no eyes nor sight,

And where 'tis dark by day?



You all have seen a ledge

Of big rocks piled, or stone?--

Now just suppose a door-way made,

Or entrance to go in.







And when you're in, a path

Leads on, right under ground,

And by-and-by you come to a place

Like a room with walls around.



'Tis jagged and rough and rude,

'Tis dark and damp as a grave,

But whether 'tis large or small,

'Tis always called a cave.



Now, Mammoth means monstrous big,

And the Mammoth cave, we claim

As the largest known in the world,

And that's what gives the name.



And it has many a room,

Quite large and wondrous grand,

And it has springs and streams and lakes,

All dark, you understand.



And here are fishes, too,

Yes, fishes with no eyes,

That have lived in the dark for ages past,

As learned men surmise.