Timmy Had a Long Fat Snake-Edited For a Typo

(Parody of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

Timmy had a long fat snake, long fat snake, long fat snake.
Timmy had a long fat snake; its skin was green and slick.
He showed it to the little girls, little girls, little girls.
He showed it to the little girls, and most of them got sick.

He let is slither down his arm, down his arm, down his arm.
He let it slither down his arm and down his torso too.
And even fellows got a shock, got a shock, got a shock
and even fellows got a shock to see what it would do.

Tim asked his friends to hold the snake, hold the snake, hold the snake.
Tim asked his friends to hold the snake, but no one would comply.
We fear that it will squeeze us tight, squeeze us tight, squeeze us tight.
We fear that it will squeeze us tight – was his friends’ reply.

That’s how my snake shows love, you know, love you know, love you know.
That’s how my snake shows love, you know. Tim told the children that.
That kind of love we’ll do without, do without, do without.
That kind of love we’ll do without – we much prefer a cat!

May 15, 2023 for Miranda Hawley's Mother Goose Grows Up Poetry Contest
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Buhagiar Avatar
May 16, 2023 at 2:05 AM
Brilliant rewrite, Andrea. Why don't you use Grammarly? It's free.
Dietrich Avatar
May 16, 2023 at 8:39 AM
why would I use Grammarly? I sure hope my ESL students do not do it!
Maverick Avatar
May 15, 2023 at 9:36 PM
I think thats that ? Don''t comply get a cat.' I think adding the cat gives the write more Furr-vor somehow..??
Flood Avatar
May 15, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Wonderful rewrite, Andrea. Pretty damned funny too. Terry
Bauer Avatar
May 15, 2023 at 12:37 PM
brilliant, andrea! best of luck in the contest - should be up at the top of the winners' column!
George Avatar
May 15, 2023 at 3:08 AM
Beautiful parody of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb.' Really enjoyed it. You have done full justice to the contest. All the Best dear Andrea
Bell Avatar
May 15, 2023 at 2:19 AM
Something tells me, Timmy ain't got many friends. Actually, I don't think Timmy has any friends now. You just know he's turning up at school with a tiger.
Dietrich Avatar
May 15, 2023 at 5:17 PM
ha!
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