* Frank Loesser, composer of " Luck Be a Lady"
** Lewis Carroll, creator of "The Hunting of the Snark"
Verse/refrain
Snark! You’re a Boojum…? Wham-bam!
No one's more shock’d than I am.
I hunted you with forks and hope,
with smiles and soap and thimbles.
Snark! You’re a Boojum…? Hot damn!
Verse/refrain
Snark! You’re a Boojum....? Who knew?!
I’ve heard it thrice, so it’s true.
I threaten’d you with railway-shares.
With care – such care! – I sought you.
Snark! You’re a Boojum…? So: nu...?
Bridge
A Boojum’s taste is crisp and hollow.
It’s late. It’s slow. And (yes! I know)
a Boojum shows a fondness for bathing-machines.
It’s frumious! (Voila! Portmanteau!)
Verse/refrain
Snark! You’re a Boojum...? How swell!
Bellman! Start tinkling that bell!
I laugh'd with glee when first I heard you.
Then –alas! – I saw you.
"Snark! You’re a Booj…" (Bloody hell!)
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