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The Dinosaur

A dinosaur! A dinosaur!
We niver saw the like afore
The beastie makks the bairnies roar
Frae Sumburgh tae Singapore!

A dinosaur! His muckle moo
Has teeth as lang as knives,
An fin he roars the tabby
Losses as its seeven lives!

A dinosaur! His ilkie snore
Caas continents ajee,
An fin he piddles lochs arise
As braid's the Irish sea!

A dinosaur! Fit dis he ett?
A herd o coos fur tea!
He sweels it doon wi a lagoon,
O vats o barley bree!

A dinosaur! His head's amang
The aeroplanes an stars
His legs are pylons ... tail's as lang's
A traffic jam o cars!

A dinosaur's a fearsome breet
Fin it lies doon tae claw ...
Bit fin it daunces ... hae a care
Skyscrapers stert tae faa!