Larry the Rooster

Larry was a rooster Who couldn’t judge the time He would crow all through the night From midnight until nine He woke up the farmer And agitated the cat He stirred the dog from his sleep While dozing on his mat So the farmer had enough And walked in the chicken shed The animals all went quiet No words or sounds were said There was a hush of silence But banging could be heard But no sounds came from Larry A once quite noisy bird The farmer walked out of the shed And he let out a smile He had been quite busy And been in there for a while The animals poked their heads in They looked and got a shock It seemed to solve the problem The farmer put up a clock So the next night was quiet Until Larry let out a cry You see a clock was only useful If he’d known how to tell the time.