10 Best Famous C. E. Carryl Poems

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      The night was thick and hazy
      When the “Piccadilly Daisy”
Carried down the crew and captain in the sea;
      And I think the water drowned ’em;
      For they never, never found ’em
And I know they didn’t come ashore with me.
      Oh! ’twas very sad and lonely
      When I found myself the only
Population on this cultivated shore;
      But I’ve made a little tavern
      In a rocky little cavern,
And I sit and watch for people at the door.

      I spent no time in looking
      For a girl to do my cooking,
As I’m quite a clever hand at making stews;
      But I had that fellow Friday,
      Just to keep the tavern tidy,
And to put a Sunday polish on my shoes.

      I have a little garden
      That I’m cultivating lard in,
As the things I eat are rather tough and dry;
      For I live on toasted lizards,
      Prickly pears, and parrot gizzards,
And I’m really very fond of beetle-pie.

      The clothes I had were furry,
      And it made me fret and worry
When I found the moths were eating off the hair;
      And I had to scrape and sand ’em,
      And I boiled ’em and I tanned ’em,
Till I got the fine morocco suit I wear.
      I sometimes seek diversion
      In a family excursion
With the few domestic animals you see;
      And we take along a carrot
      As refreshment for the parrot,
And a little can of jungleberry tea.

      Then we gather as we travel,
      Bits of moss and dirty gravel,
And we chip off little specimens of stone;
      And we carry home as prizes
      Funny bugs, of handy sizes,
Just to give the day a scientific tone.

      If the roads are wet and muddy
      We remain at home and study,—
For the Goat is very clever at a sum,—
      And the Dog, instead of fighting,
      Studies ornamental writing,
While the Cat is taking lessons on the drum.

      We retire at eleven,
      And we rise again at seven;
And I wish to call attention, as I close,
      To the fact that all the scholars
      Are correct about their collars,
And particular in turning out their toes.

“Canary-birds feed on sugar and seed,
Parrots have crackers to crunch;
And as for the poodles, they tell me the noodles
Have chickens and cream for their lunch.
But there’s never a question
About MY digestion—
Anything does for me!

“Cats, you’re aware, can repose in a chair,
Chickens can roost upon rails;
Puppies are able to sleep in a stable,
And oysters can slumber in pails.
But no one supposes
A poor Camel dozes—
Any place does for me!

“Lambs are enclosed where it’s never exposed,
Coops are constructed for hens;
35Kittens are treated to houses well heated,
And pigs are protected by pens.
But a Camel comes handy
Wherever it’s sandy—
Anywhere does for me!

“People would laugh if you rode a giraffe,
Or mounted the back of an ox;
It’s nobody’s habit to ride on a rabbit,
Or try to bestraddle a fox.
But as for a Camel, he’s
Ridden by families—
Any load does for me!

“A snake is as round as a hole in the ground;
Weasels are wavy and sleek;
And no alligator could ever be straighter
Than lizards that live in a creek.
But a Camel’s all lumpy
And bumpy and humpy—
Any shape does for me!”