A doggerel and a caterwaul,
Agreed to have a free-for-all.
They hissed and howled and snarled as they fought.
The doggerel thought the caterwaul
Would turn and flee and thus forestall
His being turned into a pile of mush.
But loudly squalled the caterwaul.
The sound, it was just horribaul
And frightened the poor doggerel forsooth.
Then jumped the screaming caterwaul
Upon the frightened doggeraul
And dug its claws into the trembling flesh.
A-yelping ran the doggeraul,
Away from field and caterwaul,
And never did he even look behind.
Down sat the purring caterwaul,
The winner of the free-for-all,
And snickered as the doggerel ran away.
“That’ll teach ya,” thought the caterwaul,
“Ya’ mean ol’ ugly doggeraul.”
Then happily did he curl up to sleep.
The moral of this story, y’all,
Is watch out for the caterwaul,
And don’t be looking for to start a fight.
