One From One Leaves Two by Ogden Nash Higgledy piggledy, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen. Gentlemen come every day To count what my black hen doth la If perchance she lays too many,
The Chipmunk by Ogden Nash My friends all know that I am shy But the chipmunk is twice and shy He moves with flickering indecisio Like stripes across the television He’s like the shadow of a cloud,
The Joyous Malingerer by Ogden Nash Who is the happy husband? Why, in 'Tis he who’s useless in the time Who, asked to unclasp a bracelet o Contrives to be utterly futile, fu Or when a zipper nips his loved on
The Pig by Ogden Nash The pig, if I am not mistaken; Supplies us sausage, ham, and baco Let others say his heart is big— I call it stupid of the pig. 1
One Third of the Calendar by Ogden Nash In January everything freezes. We have two children. Both are sh This is our January rule: One girl in bed, and one in school In February the blizzard whirls.
Spring Comes to Murray Hill by Ogden Nash I sit in an office at 244 Madison And say to myself You have a resp Why then do you fritter away your If you have a sore throat you can If you have a sore foot you can ge
The Germ by Ogden Nash A mighty creature is the germ, Though smaller than a pachyderm. His customary dwelling place Is deep within the human race. His childish pride he often please 2
Pretty Halcyon Days by Ogden Nash How pleasant to sit on the beach, On the beach, on the sand, in the With ocean galore within reach, And nothing at all to be done! No letters to answer,
The Bargain by Ogden Nash As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven lives; Seven lives, In seven sacks, Like seven beeves