“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 inclosed 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 Edward Carryl