Bongaloo

"What is a Bongaloo,

Daddy?""A Bongaloo,

Son," said I, "Is a tall bag of

Plus a Chinaman's

And the leg of a nanny goat's eye.""How strange is a Bongaloo,

Daddy?" "As strange as strange," I replied."When the sun's in the West It appears in a vest Sailing out with the noonday tide.""What shape is a Bongaloo,

Daddy?" "The shape, my Son,

I'll explain:

It's tall round the nose Which continually grows In the general direction of Spain."'Are you sure there's a Bongaloo,

Daddy?'"Am I sure, my Son?" said I."Why,

I've seen it, not quite On a dark sunny

Do you think that I'd tell you a lie?