A Manatee
Sneezed On Me
By John and Cole
Flynn
When we were on vacation Down in Florida last
spring My brother said go get your
bathing suit A family of manatees Is swimming by the dock They’re gentle and little ones are cute My mom said it was okay
So my dad said okay too I paddled over to them on my
raft Suddenly my head was wet
with something like shampoo I yelled out as everybody
laughed A manatee sneezed on me… a
manatee sneezed on me You might think that it’s
funny It’s not The manatees had come to
drink Fresh water from the
hose My brother Sean was holding in his hand
A little water must have
gotten up the mamma’s nose I’d like to laugh about it
but I can’t A manatee sneezed on me…a
manatee sneezed on me Its nasal capacity’s a
lot A manatee sneezed on me…a
manatee sneezed on me You might think it’s
funny It’s not It could’ve been worse the
sneeze was clear Yes there are worse sneezes
I hear There was a huff and then a
snuff And then she sprayed me with
her stuff There was no clue, no big
ha-choo She simply snorted and it
flew She felt so bad for what
she’d done She tried to clean me with
her tongue A manatee sneezed on me…a
manatee sneezed on me Its nasal capacity I
got A manatee sneezed on me…a
manatee sneezed on me You might think it’s funny
It’s not I did not know just what to
do And so I
hollered “God bless you!” |