Summer Serenade by Ogden Nash When the thunder stalks the sky, When tickle-footed walks the fly, When shirt is wet and throat is dr Look, my darling, thats July. Through the grassy lawn be leather
Portrait of the Artist as a Prematurely Old Man by Ogden Nash It is common knowledge to every sc That all sin is divided into two p One kind of sin is called a sin of And it is what you are doing when And the other kind of sin is just
Bankers Are Just Like Anybody Else, Except Richer by Ogden Nash This is a song to celebrate banks, Because they are full of money and you hear is clinks and clanks, Or maybe a sound like the wind in Which is the rustling of the thous
The Guppy by Ogden Nash Whales have calves, Cats have kittens, Bears have cubs, Bats have bittens, Swans have cygnets,
What's the Use? by Ogden Nash Sure, deck your limbs in pants; Yours are the limbs, my sweeting. You look divine as you advance— Have you seen yourself retreating? 1
The Sniffle by Ogden Nash In spite of her sniffle, Isabel’s chiffle. Some girls with a sniffle Would be weepy and tiffle; They would look awful,
The Canary by Ogden Nash The song of canaries Never varies, And when they’re moulting They’re pretty revolting.
Requiem by Ogden Nash There was a young belle of Natche Whose garments were always in patc When comment arose On the state of her clothes, She drawled, When Ah itchez, Ah
The Camel by Ogden Nash The camel has a single hump; The dromedary, two; Or else the other way around. I’m never sure. Are you?
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