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BAXTER

Baxter had a billy-goat

Wall-eyed and double jointed.

He took him to the barber shop

And had his head anointed.

[NOTES] This is a funny rhyme about a boy named Baxter. He has a goat. Baxter takes his goat to the man who cuts people's hair to get oil put on the goat's head.

billy-goat—boy goat

wall-eyed—very big eyes

double jointed—knees that can bend very easily

barber—man who cuts hair

to anoint—to wet with oil