The Piper Chronicles

         There once was a piper named Lear
         Whose music assaulted the ear
         The children all cried
         Until they found Pied
         Who chased him from town with a sneer.

         The newly crowned piper called Pied
         Destroyed every tune that he tried
         So the town made his flute
         A red button marked MUTE
         Which was pressed when he played it outside.

         Then at last came a Piper named Peter
         Picking peppers, for pay, by the liter
         Pied declared, "It's a peck!"
         Then they thought, what the heck –
         They switched places and now life is sweeter.