The Pig, if I am not mistaken [ ... ]
Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo
Song Cycle by Vernon Duke (1903 - 1969)
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The pig", appears in Happy Days, first published 1933, copyright ©
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A mighty creature is the germ [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The germ", appears in The Primrose Path, first published 1935, copyright ©
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Some primal termite knocked on wood [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The termite", appears in Good Intentions, first published 1942, copyright ©
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Who wants my jellyfish? I'm not sellyfish!
Text Authorship:
- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The jellyfish", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947
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I objurgate the centipede [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The centipede", appears in I'm a Stranger Here Myself, first published 1938, copyright ©
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The firefly's flame [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The firefly", appears in Good Intentions, first published 1942, copyright ©
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The ant has made himself illustrious [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The ant", appears in I'm a Stranger Here Myself, first published 1938, copyright ©
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Behold the duck [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The duck", appears in The Bad Parents' Garden of Verse, first published 1936, copyright ©
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Hark to the whimper of the sea-gull [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The sea-gull", appears in The Family Reunion, first published 1950, copyright ©
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The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk.
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The cow", appears in Free Wheeling, first published 1931
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Pray, butcher, spare yon tender calf! [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The calf", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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I must admit
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The fly", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The frog
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The frog", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The kitten
The kitten's face is soft
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The kitten", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The pigeon
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The pidgeon", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The mouse
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The mouse", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The rooster
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The rooster", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The sparrow
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The sparrow", appears in Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo, first published 1947, copyright ©
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The turkey
There is nothing more perky [ ... ]
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The turkey", appears in The Bad Parents' Garden of Verse, appears in Many Long Years Ago, first published 1936, copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Our dog
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "Please pass the biscuit", appears in Good Intentions, first published 1942, copyright ©
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