A Monkey's Viewpoint...

Three monkeys dining in a coconut tree
Were discussing something they thought shouldn't be,
Said one to the others,
"Now, listen, you two-Here monkeys,
is something that cannot be true:
"That humans descend from our noble race!
Why, it's shocking- a terrible disgrace!
Whoever heard of a monkey deserting his wife;
Leaving a baby to starve; maybe ruin its life?"
And have you ever known of a mother monk
To leave her darling with strangers to bunk?
Human babies are handed from one to another
And some scarcely know the love of a mother.
"I've never known a monkey so selfish to be
As to build a fence 'round a coconut tree
So other monkeys couldn't get a wee taste
While bushels of coconuts were going to waste.
"Why, if I'd put a fence 'round this coconut tree,
Starvation would force you to steal food from me.
And here is another thing a monkey won't do:
Seek a cocktail parlor and get on a stew;
"Carouse on a whoopee, disgracing his life,
Then reel madly home and beat up his wife.
Some humans think it fun-they fuss and theycuss-
They've descended from something, but it can'tbe from us."
-Anonymous