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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

"Adieu, au revoir, bat 'n' budgerigar..." Two-By-Two Toodle-oo! or See Ya! A Round

Adieu, au revoir, bat ‘n’ budgerigar. 
But don’t lease no compacts from Hearse Rend-A-Car. 

Bye-bye, bon voyage, fox ‘n’ folles sans la cage
Who arrives in a Rolls might depart in a Dodge.

Cha wil’awib, ciao, mink ‘n’ manatee cow. 
Take the A train to Haarlem. (Take our LEM? Nohow!)

Dwell “sweetly at home,” ray ‘n’ rath known as ‘mome.’ 
We know fellas who’ll sell y’as a sled. Get to know’m!

Egogahans, exeunt, dalmatian ‘n’ dachshund. 
Get gas as you pass The Hind Quarter in Dortmund.

Farvael, fare thee well. tit ‘n’ Thompson’s Gazelle. 
If you fail to go ‘way, then (we pray), “Go to hell!”

Gorusaedaek, godspeed, cat ‘n’ centipede. We’d 
rather loudly “ya-wo’d” ye. (What mo’ do yobs need?)

Hasta pronto, ha’uu, gila monster ‘n’ gnu.
Put to sea, mes amis! (Use our racing canoe.)

Ite, te! Missa est, roc ‘n’ robin red breast.
Rockin’ Robin’s your tour guide. Rob’s bromide? “Go west!” 

Je voudrais – oui! -- aller, boar ‘n’ Bichon Frise
“De-“ no “-tour” till we’re sure you’re both far, far away.

Kiss my kisser goodbye, toad ‘n’ tsetse fly. Hie
thyselves hence, b’yond yon fence till you’re where tongues speak Thai.

Lla yhennik und lebewohl, bee ‘n’ B. Oriole.
Gondolas? Coming. Start humming that barcarole.

Mangadem, miss you, too, salamander ‘n’ shrew.
Drive our Daewoo Lacetti. It’s ready: are you?

Ndaga and nighty-night, wombat ‘n’ white-tailed kite.
Your ship has sailed? Hail the mail stage; it’s dynamite!

Onward and ou’ward, cabrilla ‘n’ cowbird.
Please pick our jihrik’sha; it’s not under-powered.

Pothu barp,’ pax vobisc!, bison ‘n’ basilisk
Post haste! Our post chaise is free. (View this compact disc.)

Qaukpattauk, q’ipurkama, leipoa ‘n’ llama.
“Good day!” (We’ve a way with the inverted comma.)

Rononai, ‘rivederch, Pygmy Pig, Yellow Perch.
Run ‘n’ hide! We’re not snide: we’ll be [wink] sure to search.

So long, sayonara, canard, capybara.
They’ve barred your canard? Hire our Proton Tiara.

Ta-ta, tootle-oo, chimp ‘n’ cocka-…yeah: you!
We’ll start countin' to ten: an’ a one, an’ a two…

Up, up ‘n’ away, crow ‘n’ Canada Jay.
Climb aboard our used Ford...but we won't wait all day.

Vaarwel, viva vale, canary ‘n’ collie.
By bus? Aye, you mus.’ Pro hac vice, by golly.

Wog maho, you’re outta here, walrus ‘n’ white-tailed deer.
If you malinger? This finger! (Your souvenir.)

Xu! Xulap knewel, sifaka ‘n’ spoonbill.
Not worn out your welcome yet? Fret not: you soon will.

Yanta kar, yanna, yanna, pouch’d rat ‘n’ piranha.
Don’t sit! Instead, split! (Not banana. Manana!)

Zayt gesunt, ziech lu, kakapo, kangaroo.
Bonne journee! Go away! Catch ya later! Adieu!

(Two by two, toodle-oo!)

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