Lights were red, the streets deserted. Foot
Down, head down, hit the Kerb … A cartwheel
Through the pet shop window. Bells rang, mice
Ran. Polly sang «Be lucky!» She left a
Gift and pecked a shoulder smashed in
Pieces of eight. And [now] there’s six cats on a
Dead man’s chest … [fa la la la!]
Lovebird laid a nest and spider spun a web. And
He spread it across the headlights, and he
Caught a dozen fireflies.
Fireman brought the cloths and sprayed the foam —
It filled the shop. And just the fish survived.
