There’s an elephant on the telephone br Who wants to make a trunk call br To the elegant but pleasant gent br That he calls his negligent uncle br Who had forgotten, since he’s not br An elephant with great foresight, br To tie a tight knot upon the spot br In his cotton handkerchief, a fortnight br Ago in November, so he’d remember br That December’s the time for going shopping br For expensive gifts he intends to fit br In the elephant’s huge Christmas stocking.