my mama told me
when i was just a child
men get lonely
when women run wild
or maybe it was
the other way around
life can be confusing
i have found
my uncle john told me
when i was just a lad
they get you in the end
so don’t be sad
they sent me to school
and i won first prize
for being the most
uncivilized
they gave me a book
and said it was the scriptures
but i could not even
read the pictures
sharks have teeth
and snakes have fangs
some are born to be drowned
and some are born to be hanged
i ran to the highway
and walked by its side
the sheriff pulled up
and said, let’s take a ride
he drove me to the desert
and put a shovel in my hand
and that is how i made it
to the promised land
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