An Addled Alphabet

A is for gasoline and matches B is for Las Cruces, Lincoln County and Natchez C is for zebras wearing stripes D is for frozen broken pipes E is girls with long eyelashes F is lightning when it flashes G is for toy boats that float in rain H is an old man, without his cane I is for apricots and spiced yams J is for white wine, garlic and clams K is for consciousness and free will L is predestination, flavored with dill M is for the back or was it the front N is a hound that refuses to hunt O is for lazybones and slackers P is for catfish and stale crackers Q is for lion - king of the jungle R is for antibiotics and antifungal S is the feeling you get when you're sick T is for candles burned to the wick U is for dreams caught in snatches V if for blue jeans and sewed on patches W is a fellow who is soft in the head X says it's time he goes to bed Y is to ask why he can't spell Z is to answer he rhymes pretty well