THE KING ’O THEM ALL 
“I’m the King of Birds, so they all declare, 
I fight on the ground and I fight in the air. 
Am never contented from morn until night 
Unless I am the winner of a big bird fight. 
“I will enter myself in the birds’ foot race. 
There’ll be no question but I’ll hold my place. 
I have the entrance fee to pay my toll, 
Am going to try to get next to the pole. 
“If they have any trouble keeping the birds in line, 
I will help the Police Bird and be there on time. 
There is one thing about that race I can’t see: 
Why they did not give that police job to me. 
“They said they were sure I could handle it right. 
But they were afraid I’d do nothing but fight. 
That’s an awful career for a bird, all right, 
But I’ll end up my days and continue to fight.” 
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