When We Were Very Young/In the Fashion

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3719476When We Were Very Young — In the FashionAlan Alexander Milne

IN THE FASHION

A lion has a tail and a very fine tail,
And so has an elephant, and so has a whale,
And so has a crocodile, and so has a quail—
They've all got tails but me.

If I had sixpence I would buy one;
I’d say to the shopman, "Let me try one";
I’d say to the elephant, "This is my one."
They'd all come round to see.

Then I'd say to the lion, "Why, you've got a tail!
And so has the elephant, and so has the whale!
And, look! There’s a crocodile! He's got a tail!
"You've all got tails like me!"