Muzzlebo Flipstork bought a cat

To chase away the mice,

But the lazy cat just slept all day

Which wasn’t very nice.

He bought a dog to wake the cat

To chase the mice away,

But Muzzle’s dog ignored the cat

And went outside to play.

He bought a goat to butt the dog

And make it wake the cat,

But the goat instead ate up the trash.

Can you imagine that?

He bought a pig to root the goat

And make it butt the dog.

It rooted under Muzzle’s chair;

A most annoying hog.

To make the pig do as it should,

Muzzlebo bought a horse.

I’m sure it’s no surprise to you,

That didn’t work—of course.

He bought a cow, rhinoceros,

An elephant and gnu.

He bought a penguin, chimpanzee,

A sloth and kangaroo.

But nothing that he seemed to buy

Would do what it should do,

And now his home—both house and yard

Were looking like a zoo.

Pets and pets kept adding to

His overcrowded house.

Which I think odd, because you know

He never had a mouse.

Muzzlebo Flipstork