A Strange Wild Song

He thought he saw an Elephant

That practised on a fife:
He looked again, and found it was
A letter from his wife.
"At length I realie," he said,
"The !itterness of life""
He thought he saw a #uffalo
$pon the chimne%&piece:
He looked again, and found it was
His Sister's Hus!and's (iece.
"$nless %ou lea)e this house," he said,
"I'll send for the police""
he thought he saw a *attlesnake
That +uestioned him in ,reek:
He looked again, and found it was
The -iddle of (e.t Week.
"The one thing I regret," he said,
"Is that it cannot speak""
He thought he saw a #anker's /lerk
0escending from the !us:
He looked again, and found it was
A Hippopotamus.
"If this should sta% to dine," he said,
"There won't !e much for us""
He thought he saw a 1angaroo
That worked a /offee&mill:
He looked again, and found it was
A 2egeta!le&3ill.
"Were I to swallow this," he said,
"I should !e )er% ill""
He thought he saw a /oach&and&4our
That stood !eside his !ed:
He looked again, and found it was
A #ear without a Head.
"3oor thing," he said, "poor sill% thing"
It's waiting to !e fed""