All-American Zoo

All-American Zoo
By Larry Linville

I went to the All-American Zoo today.
So many animals had gathered to play.
Wal*Mart was printed all over the place.
Action was running at a feverish pace.

As I entered, I saw some old people in blue
They were so friendly and greeted me too.
The animals I met were all in such a rage
I don’t know when they escaped from their cage.

To see a rhino was where I wanted to go
And he filled the aisle and traveled real slow.
In his hurry the elephant lost his long list
But thanks to his memory, nothing was missed.

A pair of hyenas was parked in the aisle
They stood with each other and laughed for a while.
A giraffe had an advantage that wasn’t for me
The things on the top shelf were easy to see.

Some of the animals had all of their young
When I got to a corner, out one of them sprung.
In fear, I started to run from the door
And would you believe, there were two more?

It said it was Walmart but it must be a zoo
There were monkeys and apes and gorillas, too.
I quickly checked out from this super market.
I wonder how different is would be at Target.

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