Happy as Could Be

Happy As Could Be

by

Phillip Cooper

In a big city,

There was a merry-go-round. 

On it snuck 

A mischievous hound.

This hound liked

To play on things

And if they were shiny

He liked to sing

This merry-go-round

Was a very shiny thing

It was so great

He wanted to sing

Except it was night

And people were asleep

So he couldn’t howl

He couldn’t make a peep

This merry-go-round

Was different from another

In fact, it was quite

Different from others

For the middle of the ride

Was clear so you could see

The controls, right there

 As clear as can be

The hound walked right in

The door was unlocked

(If the ride manager knew

He would’ve been shocked)

The ride was in 

A park you know

So people would hear 

If the ride started to go

But the hound wasn’t thinking 

As he clambered inside

Pressed a button 

And started the ride

The alarms gave the call 

that something was wrong

And it sure didn’t sound 

like a pretty song

The alarms produced 

A very irritating sound

Especially to the hound

it was simply LOUD

The security guards came

Along with the police

They came and shouted

“CRIMINALS CEASE!”

But then they saw

It was only a hound

Who was very irritated 

By such a horrible sound

But the hound thought

The police were mean

So he immediately thought

Of a plan that was keen

He decided to make 

the ride go faster then ever

he snickered and thought

"My plan is sure clever!"

The buttons he couldn’t

Figure out at first

He was so anxious

He thought he would burst

While he figured them out

The police were discussing

How they could get the hound out

Without him fussing

That was when

The hound figured out

Where the button was

He wanted to shout

Except someone remembered

That the ride would end

If it didn’t have power

They just needed a friend

The ride was powered

By electricity

Electricians work with that

That is their specialty

They got an electrician

Whose name was Ken

And he cut the power line

So the ride would end

“But the hound is afraid”

The policemen said

Let’s go away and have

Someone else here instead

That somebody was

An animal specialist

She gave him food

And gave him a kiss

That hound went back

Home to his family

And there he stayed

Happy as could be

(original and unedited)


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