Recital*
Updike, John (1932-)

Eskimos in Manitoba,
  Barracuda off Aruba,
Cock an ear when Roger Bobo
  Starts to solo on the tuba.

Men of every station -- Pooh-Bah,
  Nabob, bozo, toff, and hobo --
Cry in unison, "Indubi-
  Tably, there is simply nobo-

Dy who oompahs on the tubo,
Solo, quite like Roger Bubo!"

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* ROGER BOBO GIVES RECITAL ON TUBA
Headline in the Times

The Oxford Book of American Light Verse (Harmon)