Lines to Be Embroidered on a Bib by Ogden Nash So Thomas Edison Never drank his medicine; So Blackstone and Hoyle Refused cod-liver oil; So Sir Thomas Malory
Song to Be Sung by the Father of Infant Female Children by Ogden Nash My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky; Contrariwise, my blood runs cold When little boys go by. For little boys as little boys,
Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash Isabel met an enormous bear, Isabel, Isabel, didn’t care; The bear was hungry, the bear was The bear’s big mouth was cruel and The bear said, Isabel, glad to me 2
The Terrible People by Ogden Nash People who have what they want are And I wish I could afford to gath I dont’ mind their having a lot of But I do think that they damn wel But no, they insist on being steal
What Almost Every Woman Knows Sooner or Later by Ogden Nash Husbands are things that wives hav And with whom they breakfast with They interfere with the discipline And forget anniversaries, And when they have been particular
The Shrimp by Ogden Nash A shrimp who sought his lady shrim Could catch no glimpse Not even a glimp. At times, translucence Is rather a nuisance.
The Ostrich by Ogden Nash The ostrich roams the great Sahar Its mouth is wide, its neck is nar It has such long and lofty legs, I’m glad it sits to lay its eggs.
First Child ... Second Child by Ogden Nash Be it a girl, or one of the boys, It is scarlet all over its avoirdu It is red, it is boiled; could the Have possibly been a lobstertricia His degrees and credentials were h
Just Keep Quiet and Nobody Will Notice by Ogden Nash There is one thing that ought to b Which is that people ought to be t I don’t mean the kind of apologies Because I think that is sort of s No, I object to one kind of apolo
