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Messy Room Whosever room this is should be ashamed! His underwear is hanging on the lamp. His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair, And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp. His workbook is wedged in the window, His sweater's been thrown on the floor. His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV, And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door. His books are all jammed in the closet, His vest has been left in the hall. A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed, And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall. Whosever room this is should be ashamed! Donald or Robert or Willie or-- Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear, I knew it looked familiar! Bear In There There's a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire-- He likes it 'cause it's cold in there. With his seat in the meat And his face in the fish And his big hairy paws In the buttery dish, He's nibbling the noodles, He's munching the rice, He's slurping the soda, He's licking the ice. And he lets out a roar If you open the door. And it gives me a scare To know he's in there-- That Polary Bear In our Fridgitydaire. Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas Layin' in the sun, Talkin' bout the things They woulda-coulda-shoulda done... But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas All ran away and hid From one little did. The Nap Taker No -- I did not take a nap -- The nap -- took -- me Off the bed and out the window Far beyond the sea, To a land where sleepy heads Read only comic books And lock their naps in iron safes So that they can't get took. And soon as I came to that land, I also came to grief. The people pointed at me, shouting, "Where's the nap, you thief?" They took me to the courthouse. The judge put on his cap. He said, "My child, you are on trial For taking someone's nap. "Yes, all you selfish children, You think just of yourselves And don't care if the nap you take Belongs to someone else. It happens that the nap you took Without a thought or care Belongs to Bonnie Bowlingbrook, Who's sittin' cryin' there. "She hasn't slept in quite some time-- Just see her eyelids flap. She's tired drowsy -- cranky too, 'Cause guess who took her nap?" The jury cried, "You're guilty, yes, You're guilty as can be, But just return the nap took And we might set you free." "I did not take that nap," I cried, "I give my solemn vow, And if I took it by mistake I do not have it now." "Oh fiddle-fudge," cried out the judge, Your record looks quite sour. Last night I see you stole a kiss, Last week you took a shower, "You beat your eggs, you've whipped your cream, At work you punched the clock, You've even killed an hour or two, We've heard you darn your socks, We know you shot a basketball, You've stolen second base, And we can see you're guilty From the sleep that's on your face. "Go lie down on your blanket now And cry your guilty tears. I sentence you to one long nap For ninety million years. And when the other children see This nap that never ends, No child will ever dare to take Somebody's nap again." [Home][Back] To Learn More about Shel Silverstein Click [Here]or[Here]
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