A friend of mine he said to me
I’ve got this car for sale

I looked at him despondently
And then began to pale.

Blimey George! he squawked,
What’s wrong?
What is the matter now?

I don’t know how to put this-

"But..i’d rather have a cow”

So off he trudged to lands anew
To see what he could find

He came across an eagle
The rarest of its kind.

I’ve brought you back a gift, he said,
So please don’t start a row..

It’s not a fucking bird I want!!!

I simply want a cow!

So off he went to some old farm
To try and get a cow

He pleaded with the farmer
And swindled it somehow.

He rode the beast along the road
For 'bout a mile or two,

Then came across my house and said
I Know just what to do.

He pushed the cow into my house
With super-human force

I looked at him mischievously

…”I’d rather have a horse!”

© Deborah Gordon 2007