Poetry of Henry Gibson
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John: Do you like the poetry of Shakespeare?
Dick: Aye, there's the rub-a-dub-dub.
John: Have you read Dante in the original?
Dick: No, but I like music that's an-Dante.
John: Do you like Kipling?
Dick: I don't know, I've never Kipelled.
John: Do you prefer the poetry of Henry Gibson?
Dick: Yes, I do, and I think we should recite it now to this appreciative audience.
John: The Thumbnail, by Henry Gibson...
Did you ever stop to figure
Why the thumbnail is so hard?
Dick: Well, it hasn't any choice
With all that skin to guard.
John: It may look fat and pudgy,
But its heart is good and true.
Dick: It's prettier than a toenail
And easier to chew.
John: The Eyelash, by Henry Gibson
The eyelash is a friend to man.
Dick: It lives to serve the eye.
John: It fights the dirt and dust and grime,
Dick: And keeps the eyeball dry.
Flick, flick. Flick, flick.
John: It's busy as a bee.
Dick: Flick, flick. Flick, flick.
John: It's helpin' you and me.
Dick: Why Dogs Are Better Than Ants, by Henry Gibson.
Dogs are better than ants
Because you don't have to bend over so far to pet them.
John: In addition, they are sturdy old muzzlers
Who fetch us our slippers, papers, and twig chunks
Dick: Twig chunks...
John: But most of all, they stay out of jelly jars and
Never go squish if you happen to step on them.
Dick: Never go squish if you happen to step on them.
John: Say Goodnight, Dick!
Dick:"Goodnight, Dick!"
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