Clarinet Day

Today is Clarinet Day; Well, at least that’s what I heard. I played it once but it was not The choice I’d have preferred. In school, fifth graders were assigned An instrument for band. The girls all wanted flutes, Which you can surely understand. Though some were lucky, I was not Among the chosen few And so I played the clarinet, Not much that I could do. I never got the hang of it And quit in junior high, But joined the chorus, since my voice Would, with the tunes, comply. I hope all clarinetists Can perform a bit today. May their inner Benny Goodmans Chase all naysayers away!