To-daay-aay-aay-aay on your birthday,
the mountain goats bleated
we two discussed
just what you needed

The Birthday Bird, as usual,
was no help at all
just hot dogs on spools
and jumps from high waterfalls

The tall blue-green pets
from the Katroo pet department
well, they’re too fluffy and tall
for a Manhattan apartment

The deep sea divers, Getz and Gitz
suggested a time-telling fish

But with clock-keeping problems
of burping and napping
we re-ee-ee-eealy can’t see
a ticking fish happening

How about a gift card
from Wesley Ballou’s?
a health food boutique
in downtown Katroo…

They have cakes by the Snookers
and beer by the Trappists
And jellied green eel
in gold metal wrappers

Or deep-sleeping darts
To throw at the baby
Eighty minutes of bliss (assuming good aim)
and guaranteed Katroo safety

A pa-a-a-alm-reading session
from the gypsies in town?
On second thought,
you should turn that one down

You might get the blues
if they looked at your hand
and saw te-ee-ee-enage years
you’d have to withstand

We couldn’t bu-uy-uy you a jersey
of the Mets or the Yanks
but might spring for a tee-shirt
of the Katroo Fighting Francs

So really, we’re back
to the ho-o-o-ot dog event
a Birthday Bird favorite
with little dissent

A spe-eh-eh-cial birthday lunch
a meal, seven course (all dogs)
but with a new twist,
we’ll make it veggie - of course!

And then we'll wash Katroo mustard
with a dive in the pool
and the goats can climb rocks
and eat hot dogs off spools

Happy Birthday!!!!!

#mountain goats

The goats on your birthday