Abutting an abandoned barn,A crib devoid of corn,With weathervane and cupola,The rooftop, sagged and worn.The corncrib was repurposedBy fowl society,A chicken troupe—Barred Plymouth Rocks,The white varietyBandleader of the feathered group,This five-fowl poultry show,A southern bird of Creole stockWas dubbed Ole Chick' Gumbo.Ole Gumbo plucked the banjo strings,On French horn — Cordon Bleu,With Kiev on percussion,And Lo Mein played kazoo.The fifth fowl, in a washtub,(He floundered on dry land.)Sans feathers, Chicken from the Sea—His job—tuna the band.