The Canary by Ogden Nash The song of canaries Never varies, And when they’re moulting They’re pretty revolting.
No, You be a Lone Eagle by Ogden Nash I find it very hard to be fair-min About people who go around being a I just can’t see any fun In soaring up up up into the sun When the chances are still a fresh
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,
Tableau at Twilight by Ogden Nash I sit in the dusk. I am all alone Enter a child and an ice-cream con A parent is easily beguiled By sight of this coniferous child. The friendly embers warmer gleam,
Tin Wedding Whistle by Ogden Nash Though you know it anyhow Listen to me, darling, now, Proving what I need not prove How I know I love you, love. Near and far, near and far,
I’Ll Get One Tomorrow by Ogden Nash Barber, barber, come and get me; Hairy torrents irk and fret me. Hair and hair again appears; And climbs like ivy round my ears. Hair across my collar gambols;
Biological Reflection by Ogden Nash A girl whose cheeks are covered wi Has an advantage with me over one
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
I Never Even Suggested It by Ogden Nash I know lots of men who are in love And to fall out with their loved o They are conciliatory at every opp Because all they want is serenity Yes, many the swain who has finall
Children's Party by Ogden Nash May I join you in the doghouse, R I wish to retire till the party’s Since three o’clock I’ve done my To entertain each tiny guest; My conscience now I’ve left behin