Billy - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

A pygmy hippopotamus,
I am guest at Lincoln Park Zoo.
'Twas thanks to Billy, most of us
Perform the service that we do.
From West Africa Billy came,
As gift to Coolidge, then the Prez,
Which caused Billy a lot of fame,
Fathered a bunch, history says,
From his National Zoo domain.
Guest at the '39 World's Fair,
A busy schedule did maintain,
Making his family affair.

Today I am happy to be
A part of Billy's legacy.