Marsupial Sue

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Marsupial Sue A young kangaroo Hated the hopping that kangaroos do It rattled her brain And gave her migraine A backache, sideache, tummyache, too One morning in may Sue wondered Away Leaving her relatives grazing on hay What did she see Way up in a tree? Koalas gaily at play And suddenly Sue was convinced she had found A way to escape all that bouncing around She climbed to the top She heard a loud POP! And, howling in pain, fell again to the ground Marsupial Sue A lesson or two Be happy with who you are Don't ever stray too far from you Get rid of that frown And waltz up and down Benеath a marsupial star If you're a kangaroo through and through Just do what kangaroos do With summer at hand The wеather was grand So Sue stole away from her kangaroo band Combing the shore She heard someone snore A platypus asleep in the sand "How cozy!" she said Completely misled Ignoring the probable trouble ahead "How perfect for me! A life by the sea! All snug in a watery bed!" So she flopped in the mud with a thud and a shout She swallowed a scallop, a shrimp and a trout By quarter to two The poor kangaroo Had typhoid, pneumonia, colic, and gout Marsupial Sue A lesson or two Be happy with who you are Don't ever stray too far from you Get rid of that frown And waltz up and down Beneath a marsupial star If you're a kangaroo through and through Just do what kangaroos do That autumn once more Sue got to explore A creature she'd never laid eyes on before A version of her In miniature A wallaby, with cousins galore Before very long Sue joined in the throng Flouncing, and jouncing, and bouncing along Happy and free She shouted with glee "At last, I'm where I belong!" Then she looked at the wallaby, sprightly and small Exactly like her only not quite so tall She widened her eyes And cried with surprise "A kangaroo's life's not so bad after all!" Marsupial Sue No longer so blue You're happy with who you are You'll never stray too far from you You're rid of that frown So waltz up and down Beneath a marsupial star You are a kangaroo through and through So do what kangaroos do You are a kangaroo through and through So do what kangaroos do