Mom gave me a bowl of soup
That had a bunch of letters.
So I spelled out FRENCH POODLES
And then spelled IRISH SETTERS.

Next I spelled FINNISH LAPHOUND,
Then even though it was hard,
Spelled MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA
And then I spelled SAINT BERNARD.

But when I spelled out HOUSE CAT
The dogs all tried to get her.
She jumped out of my soup bowl,
Chased by a ROSMORE SETTER!

Soup spilled all over the floor
And made a terrible mess.
It splattered all down the front
Of Aunt Lilly’s Sunday dress.

Well Mama’s quite unhappy
And Aunt Lilly’s kind of sore.
It seems to me that no one
Believes the truth any more!