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The Scroobious Pip from the top of a tree
Saw the distant Jellybolee, —
And all the birds in the world came there,
Flying in crowds all through the air.
     The Vulture and Eagle, the cock and the hen
     The Ostrich the Turkey the Snipe and the Wren;
     The Parrot chattered, the Blackbird sung
     And the owl looked wise but held his tongue,
     And when the Peacock began to scream
     The hullabaloo was quite extreme.
     And every bird he fluttered the tip
     Of his wng as he stared at the Scroobious Pip.
At last they said to the owl – “By far,
You’re the wisest Bird – you know you are!
Fly close to the Scroobious Pip and say,
Explain all about yourself we paray —
For as yet we have neither seen nor heard
If you’re fish or insect, beast or bird!”
The Scroobious Pip looked gaily round
And sang these words with a chirpy sound —
     Chippetty Flip; Flippetty Chip; —
My only name is the Scroobious Pip.

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The Scroobious Pip went into the sea
By the beautiful shore of Jellybolee —
All the fish in the world swam round
With a splashing squashy spluttering sound.
     The sprat, the herring, the turbot too
     The shark, the sole and the mackerel blue,
     The flounder spluttered, the purpoise puffed
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     And when the whale began to spout
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     And every fish he shook the tip
     Of his tail as he gazed on the Scroobious Pip
At last they said to the whale – “By far
You’re the biggest Fish – you know you are!
Swim close to the Scroobious Pip and say —
Tell us all about yourself we pray! —
For to know you yourself is our only wish;
Are you beast or insect, bird or fish?”
The Scroobious Pip looked softly round
And sang these words with a liquid sound —
     Pliffity Flip; Pliffety Flip; —
My only name is the Scroobious Pip.

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The scroobious Pip sat under a tree
By the silent shores of the Jellybolee;
All the insects in all the world
About the Scroobious Pip entwirled.
     Beetles and with purple eyes
     Gnats and buzztilential flies —
     Grasshoppers, butterflies, spiders too,
     Wasps and bees and dragon – flies blue,
     And when the gnats began to hum
     bounced like a dismal drum,
     And every insect curled the tip
     Of his snout, and looked at the Scroobious Pip.
At last the said to the Ant – “By far
You’re the wisest insect, you know you are!
Creep close to the Scroobious Pip and say —
Tell us all about yourself we pray,
For we can’t find out, and we can’t tell why —
If you’re beast or fish or a bird or a fly.”
The Scroobious Pip turned quickly round
And sang these words with a whistly sound —
     Wizzeby wip – wizzeby wip —
My only name is the Scroobious Pip.

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