Fred

From out of the cold Caribbian
Into the desert Lybian
There crawled a stange amphibian,
And we shal call him "Fred."
You say let's call him "Ted"?
Or maybe "Lou" or "Jed"?
But I want to call him "Fred"!
You like "Maurice" instead?
Or "Barnaby" or "Red"
Or "Lucifer" or "Ned"?
Well, anyway, he's dead.
~Shel Silverstien