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"The elephant seal is an unsightly creature. I heard it today on TV Then a special on smart and wonderful dolphins Who never would wish to be me" "All this rubbery ******* I use for a face That my mother just says she adores Is a hideous masking of elephantine proportions That nobody else could afford" You're not ugly, oh dear elephant seal! You are mountains more graceful than that Don't ever wish you were a rabbit A turtle, a dog, or a curious cat So a parrot can talk, But it gets him in trouble And a hamster is cuddly But untidy--makes his home in the rubble Sure, you haven't got fur but you haven't got mange! You're spick-and-span as your ocean Your sea home-on-the-range And your nose is real big But you've never been nosey You are much too polite To make others un-cozy I have watched you go swimming You're majestic as waves And you love to explore All the watery caves You have beautiful eyes And I think you're just swell Look, someday, you'll be happy You'll be so proud as well "Well I guess I am funny I like to make friends I've gotten good at catching squids And other popular trends" See--that's just the spirit! You're as magnificent as any But what makes you so great? You're more humble than many
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 2:09 AM UTC
elephant seal
"The elephant seal is an unsightly creature. I heard it today on TV Then a special on smart and wonderful dolphins Who never would wish to be me" "All this rubbery ******* I use for a face That my mother just says she adores Is a hideous masking of elephantine proportions That nobody else could afford" You're not ugly, oh dear elephant seal! You are mountains more graceful than that Don't ever wish you were a rabbit A turtle, a dog, or a curious cat So a parrot can talk, But it gets him in trouble And a hamster is cuddly But untidy--makes his home in the rubble Sure, you haven't got fur but you haven't got mange! You're spick-and-span as your ocean Your sea home-on-the-range And your nose is real big But you've never been nosey You are much too polite To make others un-cozy I have watched you go swimming You're majestic as waves And you love to explore All the watery caves You have beautiful eyes And I think you're just swell Look, someday, you'll be happy You'll be so proud as well "Well I guess I am funny I like to make friends I've gotten good at catching squids And other popular trends" See--that's just the spirit! You're as magnificent as any But what makes you so great? You're more humble than many
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/animals/pictures/mammals/group/elephant-seals/elephant-seals.ngsversion.1484168363817.jpg
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 2:09 AM UTC
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