Classic Poem

The funniest thing in the world, I know,
Is watchin' the monkeys 'at's in the show! —
Jumpin' an' runnin' an' racin' roun',
'Way up the top o' the pole; nen down!
First they're here, an' nen they're there,
An' ist a'most any an' ever'where! —
Screechin' an' scratchin' wherever they go,
They're the funniest thing in the world, I know!

They're the funniest thing in the world, I think: —
Funny to watch 'em eat an' drink;
Funny to watch 'em a-watchin' us,
An' actin' 'most like grown folks does! —
Funny to watch 'em p'tend to be
Skeered at their tail 'at they happen to see; —
But the funniest thing in the world they do
Is never to laugh, like me an' you!