albert was an animal
billy was a bug
david was a diplomat
who gave the world a hug
earl was an ectoplasm
swimming in the sea
fred was a fine fellow
with a teacup on his knee
gus had a pocket full of gumdrops
that he fed to the birds
herbert had a hundred horses
but only two or three words
i remember jonah the whaler
he hung out down at the docks
with bertrand russell and the wandering jew
and they had long serious talks
jack slade was an outlaw
and so was jesse james
they were in alcataz together
but forgot each other’s names
king richard wore a crown of gold
and went on the crusades
little john and robin hood
slept in the shade
machiavelli wrote a book
that the pope threw in the trash
nostradamus wrote another
and saw all history in a flash
columbus sailed the ocean blue
and found a world that he called new
birds flew above and paid no heed
to the proclamation he did read
sir walter raleigh lay on the beach
and watched white clouds sail out of reach
and wished he could lie there all day
but that is not nature’s’s way
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