Homesick Hippo Chick Wearing Thick Lipstick

Helen the Hippo by Phil Burns

AnElephantCant always be sensible
Sometimes he prefers to be silly
If he hasn’t enough
Intelligent stuff
He just churns out this junk willy-nilly

He makes a spectacle of himself at the optician
During a game of Blind Man’s Buff
When sadly he wrongly
Pins a tail on a donkey
And finds that tigers play too rough

He next wanders down to the playground
Where three wise monkeys sit gossiping on the swings
Kangaroos wrassle and hassle
On the big bouncy castle
And sea lions perform Highland Flings

Cami the Croc by Phil Burns

The town clock quickly does a slow handclap
Ignores the wise words of the dumb waiter
The crocodile cheers
Through the sincerest of tears
And sings see you later alligator

He now feels a little bit sheepish
The wool is pulled over his eyes by a lamb
Then a pink and green otter
With bricks made of water
Tries to liquidate him in a dam

A great artist but failed mathematician
Creates a beautiful four-panelled triptych
It depicts candle-sticks
And slick Dolphin kicks
And a homesick hippo chick wearing thick lipstick