A's For the Antelope
Always on view
Which Algernon saw,
When he went to the zoo.

C's For the Camel;
"Poor thing, what a lump!"
Was what Caroline said
When she looked at his hump.

B Was the Bear
That came up at a run
When Benjamin threw him
A very nice bun.

D's For the Deer
With the soft pretty eyes;
Doris found them so tame
She had quite a surprise.

F Was the Fox
Very crafty and sly,
Watching Frank from his den
With a cunning old eye.

E Was the Elephant;
sixpence a ride but
Eric soon found that
you can't sit astride!

G's The Giraffe which made
Geraldine smile;
She was sure with his neck,
She could see quite a mile.

I Was the Ibex,
A kind of wild goat.
Ida thought his horns nasty,
But liked his fine coat.

H Was the Hippo
Asleep in his pool,
Harry thought it an excellent
way to keep cool.

J Was the Jaguar
Like a big cat,
But Jane didn't think
She would like him to pat!

L's For the Lions; they made
such a fierce noise;
Laura wished she were safety
At home with the boys.

K Was the Kangaroo
Off with a bound;
A fine way, thought Ken,
To get over the ground.

M's For the Monkeys,
all patter and chatter,
But Miles couldn't tell
What on earth was the matter.

O's For the Ostrich,
A wise-looking bird,
But Olga remembered
The tales she had heard.

N's For the Nilgai
Which jumped off a rock;
He took such a leap that
Nell had quite a shock.

P's For the Parrot
That had lots to say,
And tried to peck Paul,
As he passed by that way.

R Is the Rhino,
A fierce-looking beast;
Rosie watched him with awe
In the midst of a feast.

Q's For the Quagga
Which Quentin found tame;
He is quite like a Zebra,
with stripes and a mane.

S Is the Snake which
Suzanne found asleep;
He was shiny and slimy
and made her flesh creep.

For U (That's the Unicorn)
Nobody looks;
As Una can tell you,
He's only in books.

T's For the Tiger
that gave Tim a fright;
He was horribly scared
Lest they got out at night.

V's For the Vulture,
A big bird of prey,
Veronica saw him
And soon ran away!

W's For the Wolf
Lying flat on the ground,
Though when Walter came near
He was up with a bound.

X Just looks on
And has nothing to do,
There's no creature
that claims him
Through-out the whole Zoo.