And The Tree Was Happy

Pirate Captain Jim "walk The Plank," Says Pirate Jim "but Captain Jim, I Cannot Swim." "then You Must Steer Us Through The Gale." "but Captain Jim, I Cannot Sail." "then Down With The Galley Slaves You Go." "but Captain Jim, I Cannot Row." "then You Must Be The Pirate's Clerk." "but Captain Jim, I Cannot Work.

Frozen Dream I'll Take The Dream I Had Last Night And Put It In My Freezer, So Someday Long And Far Away When I'm An Old Grey Geezer, I'll Take It Out And Thaw It Out, This Lovely Dream I've Frozen, And Boil It Up And Sit Me Down A Dip My Old Cold Toes In.

I Said, "i'll Take The T-bone Steak." A Soft Voice Mooed, "oh Wow." And I Looked Up And Realized The Waitress Was A Cow. I Cried, "mistake--forget The The Steak. I'll Take The Chicken Then." I Heard A Cluck--'twas Just My Luck The Busboy Was A Hen. I Said, "okay No, Fowl Today. I'll Have The Seafood Dish." Then I Saw Through The Kitchen Door The Cook--he Was A Fish. I Screamed, "is There Anyone Workin' Here Who's An Onion Or A Beet? No? Your're Sure? Okay Then Friends, A Salad's What I'll Eat." They Looked At Me. "oh,no," They Said, "the Owner Is A Cabbage Head.

Thanksgiving Dinner's Sad And Thankless. Christmas Dinner's Dark And Blue. When You Stop And Try To See It From The Turkey's Point Of View. Sunday Dinner Isn't Sunny. Easter Feasts Are Just Bad Luck. When You See It From The Viewpoint Of A Chicken Or A Duck. Oh How I Once Loved Tuna Salad Pork And Lobsters, Lamb Chops Too Till I Stopped And Looked At Dinner From The Dinner's Point Of View.

I Can Be Someone's And Still Be My Own.