Billy the goat was a builder <br />With his nanny he built a small boat <br />They collected up bark twigs and oak leaves <br />Plus bits from the farmers torn coat <br /> <br />The chickens were missing some feathers <br />All stuck to a bath made of tin <br />The bark and the twigs patched the holes up <br />Where rust caused the holes to begin <br /> <br />They used an adhesive called cow pat <br />Smelly but boy did it stick <br />Collected it fresh in a bucket <br />Then spread on the boat pretty quick <br /> <br />Billy was quite the explorer <br />He thought of his boat in a dream <br />How he’d stand at the helm when it’s finished <br />Without maps he would cross the great stream <br /> <br />The animals gazed in amazement <br />At the boat with its feathers and bark <br />Agreeing the best time to launch it <br />Would be after tea in the dark <br /> <br />They all shoved it down to the water <br />All saying it smelt like a skunk <br />At the helm Billy floated off proudly <br />Till the bits all fell off and it sunk <br /> <br /> <br />© 2008 David Threadgold <br />Rambling Riddles & Rhymes<br /><br />David Threadgold www.davidthreadgold.com<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/6-billy-s-boat/
