When I grew up in the country
I knew all the animals by name
Here are a few I remember
(I'm not sure their names were the same)
Samantha the frog
Lives under a log
And sneaks out to dine on small bugs
She rests in the sun
Till her snacking is done
Then goes home and hangs out with the slugs
Ransom the turtle
Is remarkably fertile
He had nineteen babies last June
His wife said, “Enough!”
“I am sick of this stuff”
And poor Ransom fell into a swoon
Martha the deer
Thinks herself a bit queer
Because she loves daytime TV
She has searched for a set
But has not found one yet
So she settles for crumpets and tea
Hector the squirrel
Met a very nice girl
Her name was Miss Melba Louise
She had fine upbringing
And wasn’t that clinging
Her sole flaw was millions of fleas
Suzanna the rabbit
Has a very strange habit
She stands upside down on her paws
They doubt she can do it
But when she gets to it
All the rabbits break into applause
Albert the gopher
Is hardly a loafer
He works all day long in his hole
He starts out at dawn
Makes a mess of our lawn
An underground town is his goal
The snake in our garden is named Elvis
Even though he is lacking a pelvis
He gyrates around in the dirt
He likes to eat snails
And scorpion tails
And enjoys a few worms for dessert
So these were just some of our forest pals
A rather remarkable bunch
We had games in the woods and the river
Then came home where mother made lunch
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