The Vulture eats between his meals, And that's the reason why He very, very, rarely feels As well as you and I. His eye is dull, his head is bald, His neck is growing thinner. Oh! what a lesson for us all To only eat at dinner!
Three Cautionary Tales
Song Cycle by Arthur R. Frackenpohl (b. 1924)
?. The vulture  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The vulture", appears in More Beasts for Worse Children, first published 1897
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. The python  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
A Python I should not advise, -- It needs a doctor for its eyes, And has the measles yearly, However, if you feel inclined To get one (to improve your mind, And not from fashion merely), Allow no music near its cage; And when if flies into a rage Chastise it, most severely. I had an Aunt in Yucatan Who bought a Python from a man And kept it for a pet. She died, because she never knew These simple little rules and few; -- The Snake is living yet.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The python", appears in More Beasts for Worse Children, first published 1897
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. The yak  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
As a friend to the children commend me the Yak. You will find it exactly the thing: It will carry and fetch, you can ride on its back, Or lead it about with a string. The Tartar who dwells on the plains of Thibet (A desolate region of snow) Has for centuries made it a nursery pet. And surely the Tartar should know! Then tell your papa where the Yak can be got, And if he is awfully rich He will buy you the creature - or else he will not. (I cannot be positive which.)
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The yak", appears in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published 1896
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 231