When the monkey in his madness
Took the glue to mend his voice,
'Twas the crawfish showed his sadness
That the bluebird could rejoice.
Then the perspicacious parrot
Sought to save the suicide
By administering carrot,
But the monkey merely died.
So the crawfish and the parrot
Sauntered slowly toward the sea,
While the bluebird stole the carrot
And returned the glue to me.
_Goldwin Goldsmith_.