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"Canary-birds feed on sugar and seed, / Parrots have crackers to crunch: / And, as for the poodles, they tell me the noodles / Have chickens and cream for their lunch. / But there's never a question / About MY digestion -- / Anything does for me!
"Cats, you're aware, can repose in a chair, / Chickens can roost upon rails; / Puppies are able to sleep in a stable, / And oysters can slumber in pails. / But no one supposes / A poor Camel dozes -- / Any place does for me!
"Lambs are enclosed where it's never exposed, / Coops are constructed for hens: / Kittens are treated to houses well heated, / And pigs are protected by pens. / But a Camel comes handy / Wherever it's sandy -- / Anywhere does for me!
"People would laugh if you rode a giraffe, / Or mounted the back of an ox; / It's nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit, / Or try to bestraddle a fox. / But as for a Camel, he's / Ridden by families -- / Any load does for me!
"A snake is as round as a hole in the ground, / And weasels are wavy and sleek; / And no alligator could ever be straighter / Than lizards that live in a creek, / But a Camel's all lumpy / And bumpy and humpy -- / Any shape does for me!"
"Charles E. Carryl"