Answer:
My first is a body of water. My second is me. My third came before. My fourth before all three. My fifth sounds like my first. My sixth is in a lake. Put all six together to make an animal that will keep you awake.
Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad.
Only one color, but not one size. Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in rain. Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
Be sure to shout for its answers are weak, but there is no language it cannot speak.
An open ended barrel, it is shaped like a hive. It is filled with the flesh, and the flesh is alive!
What did the piece of wood say when he saw the screwdriver and screws approaching?