There once was a hippo who wanted to fly — Fly-hi-dee, try-hi-dee, my-hi-dee-ho. So he sewed him some wings that could flap through the sky — Sky-hi-dee, fly-hi-dee, why-hi-dee-go. He…
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Hey Nelly Nelly, come to the window Hey Nelly Nelly look at what I see He’s riding into town on a sway back mule Got a tall black hat and…
Agatha Fry, she made a pie And Christopher John helped bake it Christopher John, he mowed the lawn And Agatha Fry helped rake it Now, Zachary Zugg took out the…
Hector the Collector Collected bits of string, Collected dolls with broken heads And rusty bells that would not ring. Bent-up nails and ice-cream sticks, Twists of wires, worn-out tires, Paper…
(To be said in one breath) Elaine gives me a pain, Gill makes me ill, Winnie is a ninny, Orin is borin’ Milly is silly, Rosy is nosy, Junie is…
Well on a Monday I’ll be slingin’ hash Tuesday I’ll be collectin’ trash And on a Wednesday I might be tendin’ bar Thursday I’ll be the guy who parks your…
Now Francisco and Bernardo, they was guardin’ the castle, Leanin’ on their spears, not lookin’ for no hassle, Havin’ themselves a brew or two, When out in the night they…
There’s an eyeball in the gumball machine, Right there between the red and the green, Lookin’ at me as if to say, “You don’t need anymore gum today.”
Yeah they call me Grizzly Bear got long black grizzly hair Walk down the street and everybody stop and stare Ohohoh well I’m wild and wooly and free And so…
Goodnight little houseplant asleep on the sill I’ll pull the shades so you don’t catch a chill And tomorrow in the morning don’t be breaskfast for two We’ll have ham…
GOD says to me with a kind of smile, “Hey how would you like to be God awhile And steer the world?” “Okay,” says I, “I’ll give it a try.…
I’ve discovered a way to stay friends forever– There’s really nothing to it. I simply tell you what to do And you do it!!
Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understood each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings, And shared a…
She had to die. This Omoo knew. He also knew he could not kill her. Not even try to kill her. Those eyes. Would look at him. Not even try.…
One sister for sale! One sister for sale! One crying and spying young sister for sale! I’m really not kidding, So who’ll start the bidding? Do I hear the dollar?…
Well, I’d like to sing a song about the chain gang And swingin’ twelve pound hammers all the day, And how a I’d like to kill my captain And how…
As I walk down to Bishop Street I met a girl who smiled so sweet Now she was young and pretty too And on a string she walked with a…
(Okay now years ago I wrote a song called A Boy Named Sue and that was okay And everything except then I started to think about it and I thought…
I went to the doctor- He reached down my throat, He pulled out a shoe And a little toy boat, He pulled out a skate And a bicycle seat, And…
Elvis he’s a hero he’s a superstar And I hear that Paul McCartney drives a Rolls Royse car And Dylan sings for millions And I just sing for free Oh…
But please walk softly as you do. Frogs dwell here and crickets too. Ain’t no ceiling, only blue. Jays dwell here and sunbeams too. Floors are flowers – take a…
Eight balloons no one was buyin’ All broke loose one afternoon. Eight balloons with strings a-flyin’, Free to do what they wanted to. One flew up to touch the sun…
Someone ate the baby. It’s rather sad to say. Someone ate the baby So she won’t be out to play. We’ll never hear her whiney cry Or have to feel…
Unwind my mind oh baby drain my brain Unscrew my head take a part of my heart Scrape away the pain and start all over again I tell you baby…
Would you like to buy a dog with a tail at either end? He is quite the strangest dog there is in town. Though he’s not too good at knowing…
Don’t give a dose to the one you love most. Give her some marmalade…give her some toast. You can give her the willies or give her the blues. But the…
Well I was sittin’ up in my crane leftin’ boulders in the rain Can’t get promoted no matter what I do Ah when the forman he comes around and he…
Well breakfast black coffee one slice of dry toast no butter no jelly no jam Lunch just some lettuce two celery stalks no booze no potatoes no ham Dinner one…
Nentis Nan, he’s my man, I go do im each chanz I gan. He sicks me down an creans my teed Wid mabel syrub, tick an’ sweed, An ten he…
Here’s the half-finished painting of a girl that I started last December Here’s the first three pages of my novel bout I don’t really remember Here’s my Martin guitar that…
Danny O’Dare, the dancin’ bear, Ran away from the County Fair, Ran right up to my back stair And thought he’d do some dancin’ there. He started jumpin’ and skippin’…
Well hey Miss Go-Go won’t you stop for a minute Cause the song you dance to it got somethin’ in it There’s a lotta things those long funny words can…
(Daddy what if the sun stop shinin’ what would happen then?) If the sun stopped shinin’ you’d be so surprised You’d stare at the heavens with wide open eyes And…
There are too many kids in this tub There are too many elbows to scrub I just washed a behind that I’m sure wasn’t mine There are too many kids…
One two three four five six seven eight hey baby you’re a little too late I’m standin’ on the outside lookin’ in at you on the inside Lookin’ out at…
Oh the Crocodile Went to the dentist And sat down in the chair, And the dentist said, “Now tell me, sir, Why does it hurt and where?” And the Crocodile…
They said come skating; They said it’s so nice. They said come skating; I’d done it twice. They said come skating; It sounded nice…. I wore roller- They meant ice.
He’ll be comin’ down the road at the break of day His head thrown back and his guns tied low He’s comin’ after Jinny wants to take her away but…
My skin is kind of sort of brownish Pinkish yellowish white. My eyes are greyish blueish green, But I’m told they look orange in the night. My hair is reddish…
The Moon she is a pretty girl who lives up in the stars And that old cloud he’s a great old man who loves her from afar He loves her…
Clarence Lee from Tennessee Loved the commercials he saw on TV. He watched with wide believing eyes And bought everything they advertised — Cream to make his skin feel better…
Channel 1’s no fun. Channel 2’s just news. Channel 3’s hard to see. Channel 4 is just a bore. Channel 5 is all jive. Channel 6 needs to be fixed.…
Oh the changing of the seasons it’s a pretty thing to see And though I find this balmy weather pleasin’ There’s the wind come from tomorrow and I hear it…
Captain Hook must remember Not to scratch his toes. Captain Hook must watch out And never pick his nose. Captain Hook must be gentle When he shakes your hand. Captain…
In a pad with no heat, up on Sullivan Street, The last of the hipsters lay dyin’. Wearin’ his shades, so like no one could tell Like whether or not…
I used to be a prancer a one-eyed song and dancer But eyes for true romance I didn’t even try I’d get’em and forget’em But I never could stay with’em…
Oh, I’m being eaten By a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I’m being eaten by a boa constrictor, And I don’t like it–one bit. Well, what do…
The hard coal’s called bituminous, Or is that anthracite? Stalactites grow down from caves, Or do I mean stalagmites? Those fluffy clounds are nimbus – No – wait – they…
Hey dragged up my holly and I pull it to a town for the bigtime Hey rig down the road I tore ’em down I’m a bigtime I wheeled right…
(Hey the truth might hurt so I’m tellin’ you now that you better not ask me) Hey you better not ask me where I been all night Why my eyes…