Well, that answers my question about what happened to the original poem. It's a shame that it's lost - I'd kind of like to see it.

My opinion on Ogden Nash (whose work inspired the original poem) - one of the small handful of poetic geniuses of the 20th century - he's kind of like a light-verse Walt Whitman. Me - not a fan of Walt Whitman, yes a fan of Ogden Nash. I like imagining his poems being read in his New England accent - I have an LP record of Nash reading. Not surprised that Nash could have inspired such an excellent song.