My Abcs

*Written to help a man trying to teach his son his alphabet* A is for ant, which is black or red B is for butter on bread you spread C is for corn, tasty and yellow D is for dog, what a sweet fellow E is for ears so that you can hear F is for fish in water so clear G is for grandma who loves you much H is for hands so that you can touch I is for ice so clear and so cold J is for jeans you wash and you fold K is for keys to lock all the doors L is for lion that makes loud roars M is for money that we can spend N is for night that is the moon’s friend O is for orange so juicy and round P is for plant that grows in the ground Q is for quarter, round and silver R is for rowboat riding the river S is for stars that you wish upon T is for tires that cars drive on U is for umbrella keeping you dry V is for vacuum, makes dirt say good-bye W is for water so you can skip stones X is for x-ray to see all your bones Y is for yellow, the school bus you ride in Z is for zebra with black and white skin.