[Martin Elster]

The Rum Tum Husky

The Rum Tum Husky is a curious dog:
If you offer him a bone, he would go for a sardine.
If you bring him to the forest, he would much prefer a bog.
If you bring him to a bog, he would favor a ravine.
If you take him for a walk, he would rather have a jog.
If you take him for a jog, he would rather he were seen
Tugging a sled with others of his kind.
The Rum Tum Husky was a lucky find
For a guy who hadn’t the slightest clue
In the ways of dogs. But he never got fined
For any misdeed his dog would do.
Yes, the Rum Tum Husky is a curious dog,
Of which there’s little cause to shout:
For he will do as he will do.
On the neighbor’s lawn he stopped to do
What there’s no doing anything about!