I went to the animal fair, The birds and beasts were there. The big baboon by the light of the moon Was combing his auburn hair. The monkey he got drunk. He stepped on the elephant's trunk. The elephant sneezed And fell on his knees, And that was the end of the monk, the monk, the monk. And that was the end of the monk. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING by HAYDEN CARRUTH DEEP IN THE QUIET WOOD by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SURFACES AND MASKS; 30 by CLARENCE MAJOR ADELAIDE CRAPSEY by CARL SANDBURG BALLAD OF THE LORDS OF OLD TIME by FRANCOIS VILLON FROM THE GREATER TESTAMENT (XXII, XXIII, AND XXVI) by FRANCOIS VILLON |