The Garden Party

I was looking out the window, what did I see?
One wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I was looking out the window, what do you think I saw?
Two terrible tarantulas waiting at the door,
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I was looking out the window, what do you think was there?
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I looked out the window, what was it made me blink?
Four furious flamingos turning ever so pink,
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door,
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I looked out the window, what on earth was that?
Five flaming ferrets talking to the cat,
Four furious flamingos turning ever so pink,
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I was looking out the window, what did I see?
Six sneaky sea-lions staring back at me,
Five flaming ferrets talking to the cat,
Four furious flamingos turning ever so pink,
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I was looking out the window, what do you think I saw?
Seven squeaking squids carried by a minotaur,
Six sneaky sea-lions staring back at me,
Five flaming ferrets talking to the cat,
Four furious flamingos turning ever so pink,
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door,
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I looked out my window, what do you think gave me a fright?
Eight enormous elephants blocking out the light,
Seven squeaking squids carried by a minotaur,
Six sneaky sea-lions staring back at me,
Five flaming ferrets talking to the cat,
Four furious flamingos turning ever so pink,
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door,
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.

I went out the back door and quickly ran away,
I went to visit my gran and she said that I could stay.

I don’t know what the animals want, they don’t seem to say,
But my gran drives past the house every single day,
She says they’re all still there, though it doesn’t seem right
Eight enormous elephants blocking out the light,
Seven squeaking squids carried by a minotaur,
Six sneaky sea-lions staring back at me,
Five flaming ferrets talking to the cat,
Four furious flamingos turning ever so pink,
Three thunderous thrushes flapping in the air,
Two terrible tarantulas waiting by the door,
And one wild wallaby sitting in the tree.
There’s one wild wallaby sitting in the tree,
and one day I’ll go and ask what they all want with me.

2004 © A F Harrold