THE OWL 
“That foot race by birds is of interest to me, 
But the worst of it is, I can not see, 
Am sure I could win the foot race all right 
If I could get them to pull it off in the night. 
“Whoo Hoo, Hoo. Wouldn’t that be fun; 
For me to watch the other birds run? 
They all would have to carry a light 
As none of them can see his way in the night. 
THE OWL 
“The Nighthawk claims that he can see, 
But that claim of his never bothers me, 
The proof of the pudding is chewing the string, 
For me to see at night is one sure thing. 
“The Whip-Poor-Will stays out late, 
As catching night flies is his fate; 
He flies up high and loops the loop; 
But for me I’ll take the chicken coop.” 
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