Budgie-Dog (kids gig)
July 30, 2008
When I was nine
I wanted a dog,
but I got a budgerigar
It was blue and small
and didn’t talk
but I tried to make
the best of it all.
First, I tried to take my budgie for a walk.
I made a small lead, with a loop for it’s beak
but my budgie wouldn’t pay no heed.
Next, I took him to the park
and asked if he would fetch a ball,
but my budgerigar
just pecked the grass.
I tried to feed my budgie bones,
Winalot, and biscuit bows-
but nothing like that ever worked
Eventually I gave it up –
bought a mirror for his cage
a perch, a feeder and some games
and it was only then and at that point
my budgie barked
and wagged his tail.