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Thursday, August 22, 2024

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by horace p sternwall



albert jones had a little dog
that he took for long walks in the fog
betty brown had a perfect smile
with which she practiced her feminine wiles

captain columbus wenrt down with his ship
and on history recorded no blip
davy crockett was a master of disguise
and walked beneath cerulean skies

edith emms bought a radio at macy’s
and listened to the shadow and dick tracy
francisco pizarro conquered peru
when he had nothing better to do

george washington had a notion
to stick his toes in the atlantic ocean
harry houdini lost his way
when he went out in the rain one sunny day

the royal inquisitor had a cat
he grew thin, but the cat got fat
nobody messed with johnny jones
when he was finished eating, he chewed on bones

king arthur had a voodoo doll
he found in a dumpster behind the mall
her dress was red and her hair was blue
and arthur hoped her heart was true


monuments are built to last
but no one can predict the past
nobody lived to tell the tale
of nebuchadnezzar and the whale




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