Guys Who Work In the Zoo

GUYS WHO WORK IN THE ZOO Laryngitis specialist for the giraffe A dozen lozenges for her calf Dental assistant doing fillings Or bridgework for baby crocodillings Pest control officer for monkeys But I don’t gotta eat them fleas Cook doing anteater lunch each day “Always ants again !” they say Dry cleaning the striped pyjamas For horses to masquerade as zebras Satisfying the needs of the doe For the big bucks….oh yes oh! Nose-job surgeon for rhinos fair? A Depardieu or a Jackson, sir? A tail-tip trimmer as a try-on? Especially for the male lion But not a slimmer trainer for a hippo A hopeless task becoming a beau