THE MONKEYS LOST THEIR KEYS

LYRICS

The liger’s lie in time was lost
The lobster’s lobs were also tossed
The leopard’s paisleys turned to spots
The ocelittles turned to lots

The platy’s dogs were changed to pusses
From anima to animusses
Toucannots became toucans
Oranguwhites, orangutans

Spare aisles all became sparrows
The minyes changed to say minnow
The hundredpede was changed to cents
And then they starved the scorpulents

August bugs were switched to Junes
And crazy laughing ducks to loons
Terpositives became termites
Some sabre teeth lost overbites

Barracouldn’ts found they coulda
Katydidn’ts found they shoulda
Hyenums switched to hyenas
Pandoesn’ts all became pandas

Bigfoots hairy mane was shorn
Some creatures lost their “unique horns”
The mantis, scared, began to pray
The bluejen changed her name to Jay
The A-bras were all switched to Zees
And then the monkeys lost their keys

by Duncan Shields