Versos English Oliver Herford The Chimpanzee.

English poem

The Chimpanzee.

by (1863–1935)

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Chil-DREN, be-hold the Chim-pan-zee: He sits on the an-ces-tral tree From which we sprang in ag-es gone. I'm glad we sprang: had we held on, We might, for aught that I can say, Be hor-rid Chim-pan-zees to-day.