“We’re trying to prove,”
Said the Bunny,
“I’m not the only one
Who’s funny.”
….
Just one hump , the camel boasts–
The dromedary two;
Or is it two the camel has–
I wish I knew, don’t you??
The giraffe, sir, owns a longer neck
Than either you or me:
Which goes to show us what can come
Of craning, things to see.
The lion is the King of beasts,
A sort of jungle-terror,
Who muchly scares the mice and hares,
Unless I am in error.
The monkey is a silly ape
With curiousest habits;
He has a whole lot longer tail
Than any Easter rabbit’s.
And there’s the sassy Billy-goat
Who has a Van-dyke beard;
And all because he lazy is,
And never shaves, I’ve heerd
. . . . . . . .
And so we end our Zoo’s “Who’s Who”,
I’ve been a little bored, have you?
It’s your turn, now, to help the Zoo:
With crayons see what YOU can do!
by Ray Romine Friday, April 30, 1943
