All things dark and horrible

All things dark and horrible
All creatures that appal,
All things wild and terrible,
The Lord God made them all.

Each predatory mammal,
Each beast with sharpened fangs
Each deadly mutant virus,
Starvation's hunger pangs,

Each poison-loaded berry,
Each fungus that can kill,
He made the deadly nightshade,
The hedgehog's spiny quill.

Each little slimy creature,
Each vile unpleasant mite,
He made the black tarantula,
Put venom in its bite.

Each maggot-ridden carcass
Each parasitic worm,
He made the putrefaction,
He made what makes us squirm.

Malarial mosquitoes
And plague-infested rats
Are part of His creation,
Just like cute pussy cats.

All things dark and horrible
All creatures that appal,
All things wild and terrible,
The Lord God made them all.