"Not to be confused with the KEE KEE or KI KI Bird of the Alaska Highway fame."
MY QUOTE.
The Kee Bird
You have heard the wail of the siren,
As an ambulance sped down the street,
And mayhap you've heard the lion's deep roar
Down in Africa's grim desert heat.
Or the piercing cry of the tiger
At night as he stalks his prey,
Or the locomotive's high shrill whistle
As it sped through the night on its way.
But these sounds sink to a whisper -
You've heard naught, I assure you,
Till I've told you of the blood-curdling cry of the Kee Bird
In the Arctic's cruel frigid night.
This bird looks just like a buzzard,
It's large, it's hideous, it's bold,
In the night as it circles the North Pole
Crying "Kee, Kee, Keerist but it's cold!"
The Eskimos tucked away in their igloos
Toss fretfully in their sleep,
While the Huskies asleep in a snowbank
Start burrowing way down deep.
For this cry is so awe-inspiring
It freezes the blood I'm told,
As the Kee bird flies in the Arctic,
Crying "Kee, Kee, Keerist but it's cold!"
The Mounties abroad in their dog sleds,
Visting these wards of the Crown
Often hear this cry and stare skywards
With a fierce and sullen frown.
For odd things happen in the Arctic
And many weird tales they have told,
But their voices drop to a whisper
At the cry "Kee, Kee, Keerist but it's cold!"
And many brave men on this base site -
Strong and bold, from a Northwestern State,
Are taking the first train back to Homeland
To forget this fierce bird's song of hate.
They can 'take it', it seems, in the daytime,
But when the midnight hour is tolled,
They cover their heads in a shameless fright
Crying "Kee, Kee, Keerist but it's cold!"
So back to the States they are going
To sleep in a real bed, as of old,
To slip their strong arms 'round their loved one,
Her fair slender form to enfold.
Then off to sleep in warm comfort
And wifey's soft hand they will hold,
To wake, terrorized by a "Kee Bird" nightmare,
And the cry "Kee, Kee, Keerist but it's cold!"
HOW COLD?
Eg Feb 3, 1947.
Minus 81.6 degrees below zero. (Fahrenheit)
Or, for those too young to understand "Real Temperature",
Minus 60 degrees below zero. (Celsius)
Regards,
J T
