The Jabberwock T'was billing and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe all mimsy were the borogoves and the momeraths outgrabe "Beware the Jabberwock my son! the jaws that bite, the claws that catch. Beware the Jubjub bird and shun the furmious bandersnatch." he took his vorpal sword in hand long time the manxome foe he sought so rested he by the tumtum tree and stood awhile in thought and, as in uffish thought he stood the Jabberwock with eyes of flame came whiffing through the tulgey wood and burbled as it came one two one two and through and through the vorpal sword went snicker snack he left it dead and with its head he went glumphing back "hast thou slain the Jabberwock? come to my arms my beamish boy! oh frabjious day calloh callah" he chortled in his joy T'was brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe all mimsy were the borogoves and the momerathes outgrabe .