It is 9:30 and I Should be in Bed
My dad said Beth
It’s time to go to bed
I know dad I know
It’s time to go to bed
My dad said come on Beth
It’s time to go to bed
I know dad I know
It’s time to go to bed
Let’s go Beth
It’s time to go to bed
I know dad I know
It’s time to go to bed
It’s 9:30 Beth
It’s time to go to bed
I know dad I know
It’s time to go to bed.
The Snake with Teeth and Hair
My dog said he went to Africa
And saw a big giraffe
He said he walked through the jungle
And he brought me something back
But when he showed me what he brought
I fainted out of my chair
What he pulled out of his bag
Was a snake with teeth and hair
My dog said to me please Alex do not be alarmed
For although he has teeth and hair and he is quite a scare
He isn’t very mean
And he didn’t make you scream
He’s actually very sweet
Maybe good enough to eat
So even though he gave a scare
I think I’ll keep him
The snake with teeth and hair.
Safe?
I look to the left
I look to the right
Before I ever
Move my feet.
NO cars to the left,
NO cars to the right,
I guess it’s safe
To cross the street. . . .
by Shel Silverstein
Early Bird
Oh, if your a bird be an early bird
And catch the worm for your breakfast plate.
If your a bird be an early bird
But if your a worm sleep late.
by Shel Silverstein
Best Mask?
They just had a contest for scariest mask,
And I was the wild and daring one
who won the contest for scariest mask-
And (sob) I’m not even wearing one
by Shel Silverstein
Golden Goose
Yes, we cooked that fat ol’ goose.
You say we were insane
Because she laid those golden eggs,
But you don’t know the pain
Of trying to boil a golden egg
While you just starve away.
If she’d laid ordinary eggs
She’d be with us today
by Shel Silverstein
INVENTION
I’ve done it, I’ve done it
Guess what I’ve done!
Invented a light that plugs into the sun
The sun is bright enough,
The bulb is bright enough,
But, oh, theres only one thing wrong…
The cord ain’t long enough.
by Shel Silverstein
Complainin’ Jack
This morning my old jack-in-the-box
Popped out-and wouldn’t get back-in-the-box
He cried, “Hey theres a tack-in-the-box,
And it’s cutting me through and through.
“There also is a crack-in-the-box,
And I never find a snack-in-the-box,
And sometimes I hear a quack-in-the-box,
‘Cause a duck lives in here too.
Complain,complain is all he did-
I finally had to close the lid.
by: Shel Silverstein
if i had a brontosaurus
if i had a brontosaurus,
I would name him Horace or Morace.
But if suddnely one day he had
A little brontosauri-
I would change his name
To Laurie
by Shel Silverstein
Falling Up
I triped on my shoelace
And I fell up-
Up to the roof tops,
Up over the town,
Up past the tree tops,
Up over the mountains,
Up where the colors
Blend in with the sounds.
But it got me so dizzy
When I looked around,
I got sick to my stomach
And I threw down.
By: Shell Silverstein
