purplecapuchinmonkey

And so the clock goes, "tick, tick, tick..." unless it's electronic.

Reminds me of the rhyme, "Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, and down he ran. Hickory dickory dock."

How old is that? Here, I'll look it up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Dickory_Dock

Says it's from 1744, in London.

Reminds me of Aesop's book of fables, Or Joel Chandler Harris' tales of Uncle REmus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Chandler_Harris