The Big Baboon is found upon The plains of Cariboo: He goes about with nothing on (A shocking thing to do). But if he dressed up respectably And let his whiskers grow, How like this Big Baboon would be To Mister So-and-so!
Three Humorous Songs
Song Cycle by William Kraft (1923 - 2022)
?. Four Beasts [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The Big Baboon", appears in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published 1896 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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