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Some of my very best friends are furry

Some bark a little bit and some are purry

And I'd love to share a sarsaparilla

With a good-natured goat or a friendly gorilla.

And I find there's always quite a bit one can learn

From an elephant - in other words, pachyderm

And you'd have to look long and look hard

To find a pal as saintly as your nearest Saint Bernard

When you embark on your next nature study

Remember that you might meet a budding best buddy

With a tail, she won't fail

To be a friend to the end

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If you need a hand when you're down or blue

Then a helpful paw may just comfort you.

Feathers, fins, or fur, when you're feeling sad

Nothing cheers you up like a critter comrade!

If you are bored, then why not make a bee line

For the nearest seal or your local sea lion?

Or, why not ask a tiger out to tea?

I say, "Excuse me Miss Tiger, is that one lump or three?"

And I find that beavers do make mighty good chums

They can chew your ear off, but they get a lot done

With their tails, they won't fail

To be friends to the end

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