Herodotus thought that the sun,
When blown from its course, summer's done.
That wasn't quite true,
Was maybe coo-coo,
But thinking about it is fun.
The camel, when drinking of tea,
Takes sugar proportionately.
For each of its humps
It drops twenty lumps;
But more, if it’s sailing by sea.
A man from Connecticut found
His legs would not reach to the ground.
“I wish I was shorter,”
He told a reporter,
“To stop all this floating around.”
Tarot cards were invented long ago by sad clowns in taverns
Mike The Monk had a habit,
He liked to eat fresh oysters.
He'd buy a dozen to take away,
And swallow them in the cloisters.
Happy Snappy Ladybug me.
I am as cheerful as you think I ought to be.
I fly brief ways from flower to flower.
Some are tasty, others are sour.
Happy Snappy Ladybug me.
What you get is what you see.
Red back with spots so pretty and black.
I fly from one flower, taste, and promptly fly back.
Happy Snappy Ladybug me.
It is the life of your human Riley.
Loving the flowers that are freshly washed.
Having a great life until I am squashed.
My foot is happy. I know by her wiggle.
She hops in the lazy chair, making me giggle.
Hungry is my tummy.
Gums are feeling crumby.
Both feet dancing now, causing me to jiggle.
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