"What did you do
When you were the keeper
Of God's floating zoo?

"How did you know
Each animal's name
On the day that God called them
And quickly they came
Thumping, jumping
Leaping, creeping,
Running, hopping
In swift obedience to
The voice of the Lord,
As they tramped up the ramp
And clattered on board?

"Did the tall giraffe
Choose a special deck
To give him room,
To crane his neck?

"Did the elephant have to
stash his trunk
With his favorite things
Under his bunk?