Humphrey
I HAVE A PET GORILLA
HE REALLY ISN’T MEAN
MY FRIENDS SAY HE’S VANILLA
THAT’S ANOTHER WORD FOR SWEET.
MY GORILLA’S NAME IS HUMPHREY
I GOT HIM FROM THE ZOO
HE JUST DIDN’T SEEM TOO HAPPY
HE NEEDED SOME PLACE NEW.
I KNELT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM
AND I GOT DOWN REAL LOW
I SAID, ‘DO YOU LIKE BEING IN A CAGE?’
AND HUMPHREY’S EYES SAID NO.
SO I TOOK OL’ HUMPHREY BY THE HAND
AND WHAT A BIG HAND IT IS AT THAT!
WE STROLLED RIGHT OUT OF THE ZOO THAT DAY
AND HUMPHREY NEVER LOOKED BACK.
I TAKE HIM PLACES WITH ME
AND HE’S USUALLY REALLY GOOD
MY MOM THINKS I SHOULD SEND HIM BACK
BUT I‘M NOT SURE I SHOULD.
THEY DIDN’T LET HIM EAT MINT ICE CREAM
OR JUMP ON HIS PARENTS BED.
THEY NEVER LET HIM CHEW BUBBLE GUM
OR CALL HIS COUSIN NED.
HUMPHREY LOVES TO GROOM HIMSELF
WITH MY DADDY’S BRUSH
I THINK HUMPHREY IS A TERRIFIC FRIEND
MY MOM SAY’S HE’S TOO MUCH.
HUMPHREY SAT ON THE COFFEE TABLE
AND IT SMASHED INTO SMITHEREENS
HE CLIMBED ONTO THE REFRIDGERATOR
AND SQOOSHED OUR TANGERINES.
HE FOUND MY MOMMY’S MAKEUP CASE
AND TRIED HER LIPSTICK OUT
BUT HE SCHMEARED IT ON THE BOTTOMS OF HIS FEET
HE COMPLETELY MISSED HIS MOUTH!
WHEN HUMPHREY TIED MY BED SHEETS
UP TO THE NEIGHBOR’S ROOF
AND SWUNG BACK AND FORTH FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE
THAT WAS MY MOMMY’S PROOF.
‘WE NEED TO TAKE YOUR FRIEND BACK HOME
WHERE HE CAN BE HIMSELF.
HE REALLY ISN’T HAPPY HERE
JUST LOOK AT HIM…ON THE SHELF!’
I TOOK OL’ HUMPHREY BY THE HAND
AND WE HAD A HEART TO HEART
I TOLD HUMPHREY IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK
IT WAS VERY HARD TO PART.
WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE ZOO THAT DAY
HUMPHREY LOOKED OKAY
HE GOT INTO HIS HABITAT
AND ACTUALLY STARTED TO PLAY!
IT SEEMS THAT HUMPHREY JUST NEEDED ME
TO SHOW HIM A REAL GOOD TIME
AND I GUESS I NEEDED HUMPHREY TOO
THAT SILLY GORILLA OF MINE!
HE REALLY ISN’T MEAN
MY FRIENDS SAY HE’S VANILLA
THAT’S ANOTHER WORD FOR SWEET.
MY GORILLA’S NAME IS HUMPHREY
I GOT HIM FROM THE ZOO
HE JUST DIDN’T SEEM TOO HAPPY
HE NEEDED SOME PLACE NEW.
I KNELT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM
AND I GOT DOWN REAL LOW
I SAID, ‘DO YOU LIKE BEING IN A CAGE?’
AND HUMPHREY’S EYES SAID NO.
SO I TOOK OL’ HUMPHREY BY THE HAND
AND WHAT A BIG HAND IT IS AT THAT!
WE STROLLED RIGHT OUT OF THE ZOO THAT DAY
AND HUMPHREY NEVER LOOKED BACK.
I TAKE HIM PLACES WITH ME
AND HE’S USUALLY REALLY GOOD
MY MOM THINKS I SHOULD SEND HIM BACK
BUT I‘M NOT SURE I SHOULD.
THEY DIDN’T LET HIM EAT MINT ICE CREAM
OR JUMP ON HIS PARENTS BED.
THEY NEVER LET HIM CHEW BUBBLE GUM
OR CALL HIS COUSIN NED.
HUMPHREY LOVES TO GROOM HIMSELF
WITH MY DADDY’S BRUSH
I THINK HUMPHREY IS A TERRIFIC FRIEND
MY MOM SAY’S HE’S TOO MUCH.
HUMPHREY SAT ON THE COFFEE TABLE
AND IT SMASHED INTO SMITHEREENS
HE CLIMBED ONTO THE REFRIDGERATOR
AND SQOOSHED OUR TANGERINES.
HE FOUND MY MOMMY’S MAKEUP CASE
AND TRIED HER LIPSTICK OUT
BUT HE SCHMEARED IT ON THE BOTTOMS OF HIS FEET
HE COMPLETELY MISSED HIS MOUTH!
WHEN HUMPHREY TIED MY BED SHEETS
UP TO THE NEIGHBOR’S ROOF
AND SWUNG BACK AND FORTH FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE
THAT WAS MY MOMMY’S PROOF.
‘WE NEED TO TAKE YOUR FRIEND BACK HOME
WHERE HE CAN BE HIMSELF.
HE REALLY ISN’T HAPPY HERE
JUST LOOK AT HIM…ON THE SHELF!’
I TOOK OL’ HUMPHREY BY THE HAND
AND WE HAD A HEART TO HEART
I TOLD HUMPHREY IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK
IT WAS VERY HARD TO PART.
WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE ZOO THAT DAY
HUMPHREY LOOKED OKAY
HE GOT INTO HIS HABITAT
AND ACTUALLY STARTED TO PLAY!
IT SEEMS THAT HUMPHREY JUST NEEDED ME
TO SHOW HIM A REAL GOOD TIME
AND I GUESS I NEEDED HUMPHREY TOO
THAT SILLY GORILLA OF MINE!
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