A doggerel series
about the countries of the world.
Sudan.
The capital is named Khartoum—
A splendid name, as cities go.
The very sound relieves the
gloom,
Suggests adventure, as you know.
It is a large Islamic state—
And Arabic, official tongue.
It once was Nubia (so great)
Of which some songs were back
then sung.
And oil flows there, from ground
to bank,
And agriculture is still key.
But lots of problems (let’s be
frank)
Affect its full economy.
They have those famous jungle beasts—
Giraffe and elephant and ass—
And some are killed (assorted
feasts)—
And some catch us as we catch
bass!
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