The Singing Elf

The little Elf All by himself Was dancing in the wood He was gloriously happy As Elfin folk should be Surrounded by nature In all its majesty As the little Elf was dancing He began to sing He sang very softly As there wasn't much of him Even though the volume Wasn't very loud The little Elf singing Brought a happy crowd An Owl in a nearby tree Way up in the sky Was so touched by the song A tear fell from his eye A dog stopped barking So that he could hear the tune The little Elf was in his element Serenading the Moon The Moon shone brightly Enjoying every note A Ferret looked all dreamily At his girlfriend a Stoat A cat purred softly It was a Siamese The crowd became thicker It was getting quite a squeeze All the animals in the forest That listened to the Elf All had private thoughts They kept to themselves Elves are mischievious Naughty little things It is very rare to hear Elves softly sing Sing he did so beautifully Because he knew that he Was on his way to marry His sweetheart A fragile Fairy