Short Monkey Around Poems

   Monkey around, you’re called a clown
     Live with primates, you’re an anthropologist

   If you’re goofy and serious at the same time ~
     you’ve gone ‘bananas,’ Mr. Psychologist
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I would say I work like a dog
But for what it would make my ma
And my reactions may be cat like
But I've never licked my Pa!

I might like to monkey around
But bananas are not my jam
It's true I am wise as an owl
Proved literal by an exam!

I have been called an animal
But she showed a smile at the time
Given a nickel each instance
In truth it would be just a dime!...

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Silverback led his gorilla by the wrist
out into the fog and missed,
lost his heart and then his way,
sadly, he was heard to say,
"Don't get me wrong,
I'm no King Kong,
it's plain to see,
so, don't make a monkey out of me."

Silverback took his gorilla by the hand,
looking for the promised land,
a jungle bungle at very best,
made him roar and beat his chest,
"What can I say,
she's no 'Fay Wray,'
here on the ground
I'm an ape, I don't monkey around."
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