Beasts and Birds by Adelaide O'Keeffe The dog will come when he is called, The cat will walk away; The monkey's cheek is very bald, The goat is fond of play. The parrot is a prate-apace, Yet knows not what she says; The noble horse will win the race, Or draw you in a chaise. The pig is not a feeder nice, The squirrel loves a nut, The wolf would eat you in a trice, The buzzard's eyes are shut. The lark sings high up in the air, The linnet in the tree; The swan he has a bosom fair, And who so proud as he? |
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