Tuesday, June 10, 2025

I'll skip that

 There's lots of fun thrills that I like to pursue
Like run really fast or to throw a horse shoe
To plunge down in a river in a sturdy canoe
But there are some thrills that I just wouldn't do

I don't need to run with the bulls in Seville
I don't need a lion to go out and kill
I don't need a wing suit to fly through the air
Some people enjoy them but I couldn't care

And though you may love it, it may be your wish
I can quite happily skip Fugu (poisonous fish)
I don't need to jump on a horse to be clear
It's all about prudence it's not out of fear

I don't need to swallow a sword I do not
Or walk on hot coals where my feet would get hot
I'll leave it to you to go jump off a cliff
Don't want a pill or get high on a spliff

I don't need a spaceship to take me to Mars
I'm not into racing around in race cars
I'm not into fighting a fight in a bar
Or under the ocean so deep and so far

Heidi the Hippopotamus Phlebotomist

 There once was a creature of stunning renown
Known all through city and all through the town
So you'd guess that she's lucky so why does she cry?
If you've got a minute, then I'll tell you why

Heidi was cross cause for all she could do
For all of her talent and awards she accrues
And for all of the many who really are rude
As they watch as the hippo puts blood in a tube

... And I have to tell you, you really should know
That for a hippo to phlebotomize is just such a show
And she did it so well that you wouldn't believe
But nobody cared they persisted to tease

"It's funny I think that you picked this career
Yes I have to say it is really quite queer
That you're not a lawyer or a keeper of time
That you chose a career which your species does rhyme"

It's like asparagus by Abacus or things of that ilk
Like cats making bats or draw milk out of silk
Like an owl selling towels or a nerd who has gird
Like a bird full committed to spreading the word

And Heidi could only say "okay stop it's too rough"
Do you even know that enough is enough?
It rhymes yes I'm sorry but what can I say
It is what I do through the night and the day