This is for the children a story I tell,

Listen quietly, can animals do this?

Did you ever see a duck drive a truck,

Can a baboon fly a rocket to the moon.

Have you ever seen a Giraffe laugh,

Did you ever watch a lion that was crying.

Do you suppose a snake would eat a piece of cake,

Does a mouse eat cheese and live in a house.

Can a frog sing to a barking dog,

Does a bird know a word, one that you’ve heard.

Can a cat laugh with a bat,

Did you ever see a moose kicking a goose.

What if a chimp could fly a blimp,

Do you think that a bear can fly through the air.

Maybe a horse can say, of course, of course,

Do you think that a cow can go meow.

Have you ever seen a goat drive a boat,

What about a sheep that swims so deep.

Can animals do this, what do you think,

Off to sleep, time to dream.

Keith Garrett