nearly noon
`` The Little Kibosh '' was one of their favourite nonsense songs , and now Patty and Bob sang it in unison as they rowed slowly about on the lake . `` It was ever so many years ago , On a prairie by the sea ; A little Kibosh I used to know By the name of Hoppity Lee . His hair was as green as the driven snow , And his cheeks were as blue as tea . '' 'T was just about night , or nearly noon When Hoppity Lee and I Decided to go for a sail to the moon , At least , as far as the sky . But instead of taking the Big Balloon , sailed in a pumpkin pie . `` Dear little Hoppity Lee and I Were happy and glad and gay ; But the Dog Star came out as we passed by , And began to bark and bay . And the little Kibosh fell out of the pie , And into the Milky Way !