A NEN is not supposed to have Much common sense or tact, Yet every time she lays an egg, She cackles forth the fact.
A rooster hasn't got a lot Of intellect to show, But none the less most roosters have Enough good sense to crow.
The mule, the most despised of beasts, Has a persistent way Of letting folks know he's around By his insistent bray.
The busy little bees, they buzz, Bulls bellow and cows moo, The watchdogs bark, the ganders quack, And doves and pigeons coo.
The peacock spreads his tail and squawks, Pigs squeal and robins sing, And even serpents know enough To hiss before they sting.
But man, the greatest masterpiece That nature could devise, Will often stop and hesitate Before he'll advertise.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.