Jimmy Goes to the City

Jimmy Goes to the City is a poem by Arthur Read. It is featured in the episode "I'm a Poet," Arthur and the Poetry Contest, and the "Poetry Club" track on Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape). As D.W. mentions in Arthur and the Poetry Contest, the poem is a parody of King Kong.

Poem
Jimmy was a happy ape until some hunters caught him He liked the jungle better than the city where they brought him

The city was louder; the city was meaner Even the dirt in the jungle was cleaner

So Jimmy made a daring escape The hunters were suddenly minus one ape

He climbed the tallest building Because from there he'd see How far away the jungle was From the middle of the city

Jimmy jumped into a passing plane But the pilot didn't wait for him to explain

Jimmy flew back to the jungle and told his ape friends in their lair "The city's okay for a visit, but you couldn't make me live there."