Mr. Rumblediggiedog's Machine

Mr. Rumblediggiedog found a cool machine,

The only thing it did was make a sound that that said, “Ka-chEEn!”

Ka-chEEn, Ka-chEEn, Ka-chEEn, Ka-chEEn, Ka-chEEn, Ka-chEEn,

You started up the engine it would rattle then, Ka-chEEn!

The first time Rumblediggiedog encountered this machine,

He spotted it on Internet, and man, did it look keen,

He shouted to his wife, and by the way her name was “Jean”,

“I found this thing on e-bay, and this thing it says, “Ka-chEEn”!

Mrs. Rumblediggiedog said, “Oh, what do you mean?”

“Why should we spend our money on a thing that says, ‘Ka-chEEn’?”

“I don’t want you to feel bad, I never would demean,”

“But this machine, it does look sad, it’s awkwardly obscene!”

“Oh no!” he cried, “It must be mine, this marvelous machine,”

“It is your favorite color, Dear, a lovely Shamrock Green,”

“I’ll find some rags, and bubbly soap to make it very clean,”

“I’ll polish and I’ll buff it well until it looks pristine!”

Mrs. Rumblediggiedog she said, “I like it, Dean!”

“The color it is perfect, like a freshly gardened bean,”

“And, if you buff up every bolt, and belt, and in between,”

Then this machine that says, “Ka-chEEn’”, will have a shiny sheen!”

Said Mrs. Rumblediggiedog, “I will not intervene,”

“If you would like to buy this green machine that says, ‘Ka-chEEn’’”,

“At party times we'll place it by our silver soup tureen,”

“Our guests may all admire our machine that goes, ‘Ka-chEEn!’”

So Mr. Rumblediggiedog he bought that fine machine,

He takes it everywhere he goes; it always makes the scene,

One year they went to England and they showed it to the Queen,

And she said, “Wow-de-dowdy-dow, this thing it says, ‘Ka-chEEn!’”

Now Mr. Rumblediggiedog will paint his great machine,

A sparkly red for Christmas and all orange on Halloween,

And at the height of fame it was on every movie screen,

Now round the world one look at it; all people shout, “Ka-chEEn!’”

Peter Lowell Paulson

January 22, 2012