Regarding "giraffe" (2nd last verse?) the song goes "... my how that giraffe could laugh. He put beer in his bubble bath..." Regrding "parrot" (first verse): "I had a parrot all yellow and green (chorus repeats the same) Silliest bird you've ever seen He could swear like a big marine. This is followed by: "Had a canary all white and blue (chorus) I'll tell you all that bird could do was ply the harp, and yodel, too. (instrumental passage follows) Then: "I had a horse, and his name was Tex. (chorus) Signed his name with an 'X,' and mand his living forgin' checks." Next: "I had a lamb I used to keep (chorus) When I told him to go to sleep, he counted people instead of sheep. Next: the giraffe verse, followed by the baby verse. Q.: was this written before or after "Mule Skinner Blues?"
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