African capitals

 

 

	A camel from OUAGADOUGOU Was vexed to find grit in his shoe. Than the sands of BURKINA There are none cleaner But it stuck to his foot just like glue
	A small girl from N'DJAMENA Is lost. Has anyone seen her? She lives with her dad In the west of CHAD And worry is making him leaner.
	The Democratic Republic of CONGO Is rarely the subject of song-o Tourists seldom get To KINSHASA: it’s wet And the journey is awfully long-o.
	In EGYPT we'll start off in CAIRO Then visit the pyramids also, On a trip down the Nile We'll see crocodile And temples as we go with the flow.
	In KENYA a man in NAIROBI Was chased by a lion up a tree He didn't come down 'Till the lion left town, Missing breakfast, dinner and tea!
	A foolish young woman from TRIPOLI Was desperate to meet Colonel Gaddafi She bought a green bag, Like the LIBYAN flag, And shouted "Hey! please notice me".
	The island of MADAGASCAR Is home to all sorts of lemur. They live in trees So go if you please To ANTANTANARIVO and learn more!
	An anorexic young man from RABAT In MOROCCO decided that Being too thin Is surely a sin So he ate couscous until he got fat.
	The great grey green greasy Limpopo River lies north of MAPUTO In MOZAMBIQUE And if you seek Hippo that's where you should go-go.
	Don't say you're off to ABUJA, 'Cos people won't know if it's far. Say NIGERIA It's clear-ia And do take the plane, not your car!
	KHARTOUM’s the big place in SUDAN (Though they battled once at Omdurman). The Blue and White Niles Water hundreds of miles But it’s dry in the north -it’s Saharan.
	If you want to climb Kilimanjaro, To DAR ES SALAAM you must go. Still in TANZANIA Zanzibar is near If you fly, but not if you row!
	Those that succeed in HARARE Are supporters of Robert Mugabe He doesn’t care About free and fair Elections: he rules ZIMBABWE.