First Pets

I loved each and every one of my pets Such fond memories one never forgets My frog Buddah was a friendly little critter Like Leo the lizard but they gave mom the jitters I brought home Slick the snake and Brutis the spider so cool, creepy and slimey Mom let out a shriek and said "get them out of the house they're icky and grimey" As I tried to capture other things mom yelled "STOP they carry rabies" Hey, what can I say? I didn't know any better I wasn't much older than a baby I once brought home some cool looking ants Once again mom wasn't very pleased as she found them in her pants I attempted to catch a cool looking bee Mom yelled but it was too late I got stung in the knee I brought home a jar of worms Oh how those buggers made mom squirm What I brought home next was apparently a tick Mom said "oh no baby those carry Lyme disease and can make you real sick I brought home some crickets that made such a cool sound Loose in the house mom was none too happy as it was a couple of weeks before they were all found The last pet I found on my own was a cute little mouse Mom and I came to a compromise and she said "if you stop bringing critters home I'll buy a cat for the house"