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See you later Alligator, In a while Crocodile.

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Let's go for a wander

Anaconda,

What’s your wish?

Jellyfish,

Let's just have a gander

Salamander,

What shall we see?

Chimpanzee.

We’ll see what’s about 

Rainbow Trout,

Whether that's a little

Or even Axolotl,

Where shall we go?

Water buffalo

What about the beach?

Common Leech,

I don’t fancy that

Little brown bat,

How about the park?

Great white shark,

What about the zoo?

Kinkajou,

I’ve heard it costs a lot

Ocelot, 

No, don’t listen to that

Gnat,

We can just walk-in

Terrapin,

It’s fun I’ve heard

Myna bird,

Then we’re off to the zoo

Cockatoo,

 

When shall we go?

Bonobo,

Very soon

Baboon.

Not later on?

Whooper Swan,

No, presently

Sea Anenome,

By and by

Dragonfly,

Here and now

Jersey Cow,

Shall we go by car?

Giant Panda.

No, it’s not that far

Longnose Gar,

Let’s go on the bus

Hippopotamus,

Sounds good to me

Wallaby.

What about you?

Kangaroo.

I'm happy with any plan

Toucan,

Can we get some cake?

Rattlesnake.

And drink some tea?

Okapi,

Buy some gifts?

Swiftly Swift.

What shall we see?

Little Donkey,

Whatever you want

Elephant.


What exactly is a Zoo?

Cockapoo.

I’m not very sure,

Wild Boar,

Does anyone know?

Kakapo,

I have no clue

Shih Tzu,

Let’s just go and see

Bumblebee,

Are you sure about that?

Civet Cat,

Let’s do and dare

Grizzly bear,

I’ve heard it’s very nice

Little Booklice,

Then its a plan

Broad snouted Caiman,

Oh dear

Fallow deer,

We've been talking so long

Binturong,

We’ve missed our bus

Octopus,

My oh my

Tsetse fly,

What shall we do?

Potoo,

We’ll have to walk then

Penguin,

Yes let's walk

Marabou Stork,

Let’s plod on

Komodo Dragon,

Keep going while we can

Orang-utan.

 

We must turn back

Little Muntjac,

But we haven’t got there yet

Snowy Egret,

It’s getting very dark

Aardvark,

Can we try this again?

Jenny Wren

Yes, someday we’ll go

House Sparrow,

We will try another time

Porcupine,

But earlier than this

Clownfish,

And check the route

Bandicoot,

Pack lunch in a box

Arctic Fox,

But when can we go?

Leopard Gecko

Very soon

Racoon,

I’ll be around

Basset Hound,

In the future

Baluga,

See you then

Orpington Hen,

To the zoo for the day

Manta Ray,

Sounds good to me

Zonkey,

And us both

Two and three-toed Sloth,

So Maybe later

Alligator,

Or In a while 

Crocodile

thisisverylong

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Russell Jacklin

Thu 14th Jul 2022 07:10

The saying "see you later Alligator" always for me needed more, it felt like there was more to the story, so I set myself on a mission to write the story of its origin.
had a great time creating it😊

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Stephen Atkinson

Wed 13th Jul 2022 22:45

That's an impressive Poetic list, Russell! Excellent 👏

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 13th Jul 2022 17:32

This one just keeps giving, Russell. Well done for slipping the zonkey in.

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