When Teddy Leaves

                                  

When Teddy leaves the jungle depths

     Whatever be the date,

What animals are left intact,

     Are going to celebrate.

‘Twill be a wondrous day for them,

     They’re laughing in their sleeves

At all the things they’ve planned to do

     The day that Teddy leaves.

The rhino he will blow his horn,

     The one upon his snout,

All up and down the wilderness,

     To call the others out.

The gnu will help to spread the gnus,

     And laugh himself to bits;

The dig-dig he will dig for fair’,

     The day that Teddy quits.

The elephant will bring his trunk

     Prepared to stay a while;

O, there will be a jubilee

     When Teddy leaves the Nile.

But here at home, I’m sore afraid,

     Some folks will have the heaves,

Or maybe something just as bad,

     The day that Teddy leaves.

Feb. 21, 1910