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Santa Clawed

I heard a rumour that I never knew
Santa delivers to animals too
But, throughout the ages 
He’s feared beasts in cages
So he leaves till last, his trip to the zoo

Small children, they play the game right
Of Santa they never catch sight
In the Amazon halls
Santa lost both his balls
’Cause crocodiles don’t sleep at night 

The Tiger that bit off his nose
Pursues him wherever he goes
Too tight for his waist
The bars slow his haste 
He’s just lost an ear and two toes

He bound his foot with a bandana
He’d meant to give someone mañana
The big ape was risky
He looked pretty frisky 
And then Santa lost his banana 

A coyote from Winnipeg
Snarled but he tried not to beg
He offered him joy
With a nice squeaky toy
Which cost him an arm and a leg 

But Santa Claus doesn't know fear
This happens each time he comes here
In ten months or so
His bits will regrow
That’s why he comes just once a year

Copyright © Terry Flood

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