The lion, they say, is king of beasts,
Who gives a mighty roar.
With the bristly mane about his neck,
Does his throat get sore?
The Outback is home to the kangaroo
They hop about with pride.
The moms have a pouch in front
To give the kids a ride.
When grandpa sits to milk the cows,
The cats line up to see
Which ones get squirted on the face,
And that just tickles me.
Have you heard about the weasel?
About the mulberry bush did hop.
The monkey chased him there, I do declare
Until he just went pop.
I once was afraid of the thunderclap
I'd cower down and cry,
My mother told me it was a wooden cart
Bringing potatoes for her to fry.
THE HOOT OWL
The hoot owl is a wise old bird.
It sits high up in a majestic oak
The more it listened to what it heard
The less it ever spoke.
The more it harkened to each sound
The more it learned about
All the creatures on the ground.
There was no need to shout
Its senses are awfully keen.
It uses its ears to hear
And its eyes take in the scene
There is nothing for it to fear
So it snoozes all the day
And shows no sign of fright
It doesn’t give a hoot all day
Because it stays awake at night.
The smart things that all owls do
Should come as no surprise
They always ask the question "who?"
So we think them very wise.
MERMAID PLAYMATE
Pretty mermaid of the sea,
Won’t you come up and play with me?
I cannot come down where you dwell,
I cannot hold my breath that well.
My how lovely you do look
Just like a picture in my book.
You are pretty as a fairy’s wish
A girl on top, tail of a fish.
We cannot play a game of tag
Without feet, your run would drag.
You cannot even jump a rope,
I will not say to, I’d be a dope.
We cannot wade there on the beach
You’d be offshore and out of reach.
I do so wish you were my pal,
Are you more fish or little gal?
I’d like to have you as my playmate
On the beach, we cannot roller-skate.
We could build castles on the sand
You don’t need legs if you do not stand.
Do you know a game we could play?
I cannot go down where you stay.
Oh, won’t you tell me if you can
A fun type game we may plan.
When the sun is gone and there’s no light,
Where do you slumber in the night?
The waves grow high and crash the shore,
We cannot play there any more.
My mother’s calling me to eat
I must go now, you are so neat.
Does your mother know that you are here?
Do you live far or very near?
We’ll meet again, it is a date,
I must go now, it’s getting late.
Good-bye mermaid, my special friend
I’m waking up, this dream does end.
FAMILY PRAYER
When the frost is upon the pumpkin
And the barn is filled with hay
And the sun has dipped a little
To shorten up the day,
And the hearth is roaring brightly
To keep the household warm
And the kids are snuggled soundly
And we know they’re safe from harm
After the telling of a bedtime story
While tucked away in their beds
We know they’ll soon be sleeping
Like darling sleepyheads.
Then we know the world is contented
And our hearts are all a-glow
And our prayers then are answered
And that’s all we need to know.