And filled with prideIf I danced or stood on my head. "
"She was always giving me beautiful things,
And buying me this and that;
She loaded me with dog-watches and rings,
And bought me a feathered hat.
She bought me fine stockings and shoes,
And neckties of various hues;
She bought me a wig
If I danced her a jig,
Which of course I would never refuse."
"But, alas and alack, it happened one day,
In spite of her thoughtful care,
That somebody stole all her food away
And left her cupboard bare;
And rather than face the dame
Saddened with grief and shame,
The ocean I crossed,
Not a moment I lost,
But to Mother Goose I came."
"Cordially Mother Goose welcomed me,
And said, 'How do you do?
I'm sure in my spacious menagerie
I can find room for you.'
So I stayed here, you see,
And I'm happy as I can be;
For I'll be bound
That here I have found
The very best place for me."
"Of course I've made in this good home
Many and excellent friends;
No more abroad I care to roam,
And so, — my story ends."
"But tell us," said Tilly and Tim,
As they narrowly looked at him,
"Why weren't you lost
When the ocean you crossed?
Are you a sea-dog?
Can you swim?"
"Well," said the dog, "I came in a craft
That has never been seen by men.
It wasn't a steamer, a barge, or a raft."
Said Tilly and Tim, "What, then?"
Said the dog, "I'll confide to you,—
A canoe brought me here to the Zoo."
"Birchbark?" they cried.
"No," he replied,
"I came in a dog-bark canoe!"
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