Contents
Spring and Other Things
Ode to Spring
Spring Song
Buds and Peepers
On a Walk in the Rain
Ode to the North Pole
Ode to Nothing
The Features
No. 1: The Eyes
No. 2: The Ears
No. 3: The Nose
No. 4: The Mouth
No. 5: The Chin
No. 6: The Whiskers
No. 7: The Hair
Marching Songs
The Open Road
On Roads
The Homesick Pig
Florida
The Open Road Again
Circus Marching Song
The Animals’ Marching Song
Camping Song
Florida Weather Note
Self-praise
Admire the Pig
P, as in Pig
The Happiness of Pigs
Vacation Song
Self-Portrait
The Courageous Pig
Advantages of Being a Pig
Ode to the Pig: His Tail
Ode to the Pig: His Legs
Flying Pigs
Ranch and Range
Home on the Farm
Two-Gun Freddy
From the Ballad of Two-Gun Freddy
Warning to Rustlers
Lament
Serenade with Yodels
Horribles
Chant of the Horrible Ten
More Horribles
Pursuit of Bannister by Horribles
Chant of the Horrible Twenty
Salute to the Fearless Skunk
Chant of the Horrible Thirty
Not about Pigs
Ants, Although Admirable, Are Awfully Aggravating
Bees, Bothered by Bold Bears, Behave Badly
Tribute to the Eagle
Song of the Homesick Spider
Diet of Robins
Valentine for Jerry
Laments
Earthbound
I Feel Awful
The Days of My Youth
Gloom Song
Justice for the Pig
A Waggable Tail
Resignation
Home Is Where the Heart Is
The Wanderer Pig
Queen’s Song
By Other Animals
Prisoners’ Songs
Rats’ Song
Rats on Freddy
Thoughts on Talkers
Valentine