How dear to my heart was my home in the tropics,
The pythons that wreathed in fantastic festoons;
The parrots discoursing on trivial topics,
The smug armadillos and sweet-faced baboons;
The ostrich, the emu, the suave alligator,
Flamingoes with necks that were cleverly curled;
But dearest of all was the charming Equator,
The dear old Equator that ran round the world!
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The queer old Equator,