Jimmy Carter 5

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Back when Jimmy Carter was President, I was in Las Vegas when suddenly the strip went DARKI, really. JC went on TV and explained why the big trucks were more fuel efficient than our automobiles, for some strange reason. We were out of gas and out of time, out of electricity and rice, and singers and movie stars kept their clothes on the whole act, and North Korea had no ideas about nuclear explosive devices. Nobody knew who their leader was, or if they even had a leader.

I had this convertable, a Chrysler 300, peach color, with a 440 engine, and it would go 140 MPH. I think it got 4 miles per gallon.

JIMMY CARTER There's so many shortages we don't know what to do we're outa gas and coffee beans and outa money, too. The congress hasn't been much help and peanuts just won't do, so Jimmy please be good for us, and we'll be good for you! Well my car's a little bit extravegant, I know, it's got an air conditioner and 440 makes it go! And every time I step on it it pours the gas right through and congress doesn't like my car, but they drive guzzlers, too! Well Jimmy Carter's leading us from desperation and he's trying to save the family car but the road hog is a gasser and the gas ain't no cheaper at the rate that we're goin now---we won't go far! © ron wilson aka vee bdosa the doylestown poet

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