A
A was ape, 
Who stole some white tape
And tied up his toes
In four beautiful bows.
                  a!
        Funny old Ape!

B 
B was a bat,
Who slept all the day,
And fluttered about,
When the sub went away.
                  b!
        Brown little bat

C 
C was a camel,
You rode on his hump,
And if you fell off,
You come down such a bump@
                  c!
        What a high Camel!

D 
D was adobe
Who lived in the wood
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good.
                  d!
        Dear little Dove!

E 
E was an eagle
Who sat on the rocks
And looked down on the fields
And the far away flocks.
                  e!
        Beautiful Eagle!

F 
F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff
And when it was used
It went—Puffy-puff-puff!
                  f!
        Nice little fan.

G 
G was a gooseberry
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam
And eaten with bread
                  g!
        Gooseberry red!

H 
H was a heron
Who stood in a stream
The length of his neck
And his legs, was extreme
                  h!
        Long-legged Heron!

I 
I was an inkstand
Which stood on a table
With a nice pen to write with,
When we are able!
                  i!
        Neat little inkstand!

J 
J was a jug,
So pretty and white
With fresh water in it
At morning and night.
                  j!
        Nice little jug!

K 
K was a kingfisher,
Quickly he flew
So bright and so pretty,
Green, purple, and blue.
                  k!
        Kingfisher, blue!

L 
L was a lily
So white and so sweet
To see it and smell it
Was quite a nice treat!
                  l!
        Beautiful Lily

M 
M was a man,
Who walked round and round,
And he wore a long coat
That came down to the ground.
                  m!
        Funny old man!

N 
N was a nut
So smooth and so brown, 
And when it was ripe
It fell tumble-dum-down.
                  n!
        Nice little Nut!

O 
O was an oyster
Who lived in his shell
If you left him alone
He felt perfectly well.
                  o!
        Open mouth’d Oyster!

P 
P was a polly
All red blue and green,
The most beautiful polly
That ever was seen
                  p!
        Poor little Polly!

Q 
Q was a quill
Made into a pen,
But I do not know where
And I cannot say when.
                  q!
        Nice little Quill!

R 
R was a rattlesnake
Rolled up so tight
Those who saw him ran quickly
For fear he should bite.
                  r!
        Rattlesnake bite!

S 
S was a screw
To screw down a box
And then it was fastened
Without any locks.
                  s!
        Valuable screw!

T 
T was a thimble
Of silver so bright
When placed on the finger
It fitted so tight!
                  t!
        Nice little thimble!

U 
U was an upper-coat
Wooly and warm
To wear over all
In the snow or the storm.
                  u!
        What a nice upper-coat!

V 
V was a veil
With border upon it
And a riband to tie it
All round a pink bonnet.
                  v!
        Pretty green Veil!

W 
W was a watch
Where in letters of gold
The hour of the day
You might always behold.
                  w!
        Beautiful watch!

X 
X was King Xerxes
Who wore on his head
A mighty large turban,
Green, yellow, and red.
                  x!
        Look at King Xerxes!

Y 
Y was yak
From the land of Thibet,
Except his white tail
He was all black as jet
                  y!
        Look at the Yak!

Z 
Z was a zebra,
All striped white and black,
And if he were tame
You might ride on his back.
                  z!
        Pretty striped Zebra!


 =Wayne Vargas