Why Didn'T the Armadillo Cross the Road

Why Didn’t the Armadillo Cross the Road? By Elton Camp We see them on the highway dead as a doornail Despite a suit or armor over all but head & tail Is it because they’re stupid or are they just slow That so many deaths by cars armadillos undergo? It is because they have such a strange survival skill It works well in the woods, but on roads will kill When its natural predator happens to come around, All its legs go down and shoot it high off the ground So that whatever enemy of the armadillo stands there Will quickly run away because it got a frightful scare But in the event a speeding car, the armadillo is atop It hits the bottom of the car when it tries its usual hop Take note if you are the operator of a road-kill café From armadillo and its meat you better stay well away A small percentage of them, the germ of leprosy carry So as to carving them up for food, you should be wary