Bad Cold
~by Shel Silverstein
This cold is too much for my shirtsleeve.
Go get me a Kleenex --- and fast.
I sniffle and wheeze
And I'm ready to sneeze
And I don't know how long it will last....
Atchoo---it's too wet for a Kleenex,
So bring me a handkerchief, quick.
It's---atchoo---no joke,
Now the handkerchief's soaked.
Hey, a dish towel just might do the trick.
Atchoo---it's too much for a bath towel.
There never has been such a cold.
I'll be better off
With that big tablecloth,
No---Bring me the flag off the pole.
Atchoo---bring the clothes from the closet,
Atchaa---get the sheets from the bed,
The drapes off the window,
The rugs off the floor
To soak up this cold in my head.
Atchoo---hurry down to the circus
And ask if they'll lend you the tent.
You say they said yes?
Here it comes---Lord be blessed---
Here it is----Ah-kachoooo---there it went.
~by Shel Silverstein
This cold is too much for my shirtsleeve.
Go get me a Kleenex --- and fast.
I sniffle and wheeze
And I'm ready to sneeze
And I don't know how long it will last....
Atchoo---it's too wet for a Kleenex,
So bring me a handkerchief, quick.
It's---atchoo---no joke,
Now the handkerchief's soaked.
Hey, a dish towel just might do the trick.
Atchoo---it's too much for a bath towel.
There never has been such a cold.
I'll be better off
With that big tablecloth,
No---Bring me the flag off the pole.
Atchoo---bring the clothes from the closet,
Atchaa---get the sheets from the bed,
The drapes off the window,
The rugs off the floor
To soak up this cold in my head.
Atchoo---hurry down to the circus
And ask if they'll lend you the tent.
You say they said yes?
Here it comes---Lord be blessed---
Here it is----Ah-kachoooo---there it went.
1 comment:
We love Shel Silverstein! Daniel loves the snowball one.
I made myself a snowball
As perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first-it wet the bed.
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