the mad gardener

The Mad Gardener

he thought he saw an elephant that practiced on a fife
and he looked again and found it was - a letter from his wife
at length I realize he said the bitterness of life

he thought he saw a rattlesnake that questioned him in Greek
he looked again and found it was - the middle of next week
the one thing I regret he said is that it cannot speak

he thought he saw a banker's clerk descending from the bus
he looked again and found it was - a hippopotamus
if this should stay to dine he said there won't be much for us

he thought he saw an albatross that fluttered round the lamp
he looked again and found it was - a penny postage stamp
you'd best be getting home he said the nights are very damp


lyrics by Lewis Carroll
music by Francois Couperin
arrangement copyright 2003 randy sutherland
from the CD 'the sky starts at your feet'