Sherlock Sheep

Who is that ambling up the lane With woolly wherewithal? Few would bother to explain An aimless animal. But that's no common woolmonkey Seeking out the truth Deductions elementary: It's Sherlock Sheep, the sleuth. Sometimes you may not know he's there Behind cunning disguise A woolly mind is brought to bear In cutting through the lies The daft sheep form you see by day Is just another ruse Whilst eating through a flower display He's searching after clues A murder in the midden Or a stabbing by the stye A trespasser unbidden Or crop circles in the rye All puzzles for the intellect But have no fear of doubt The woolly noggin shall detect The sheep will work it out He may be here, he may be there He may be with the flock No tell tale trace betrays just where The sheep who's named Sherlock But when dire duty comes to call You'll find him there in place A comfort to be felt by all: The sheep is on the case