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Ole Scratch's Best Whet Dream

OLE SCRATCH’S BEST WHET DREAM By Roy Merritt The devil he likes the city But he likes the country too The devil he’s likes them city folk But he really loves them rubes The denizens of the city They know they live in sin But country folk they love them some Jesus But never would walk with him They need to pray, they need to pray Before they lose their very soul They need to pray today Why do they hate everybody If they’re so sure they’re heaven bound They’re destination ain’t really glory Ain’t goin’ up, but down I can only imagine them When Ole Scratch answers the door I can almost hear them cryin’ When them tears start to pour They need to pray, they need to pray Before they lose their very soul They need to pray today They’re foolish people so Who knows what they’ll think They voted for all this crap And even the kitchen sink And how will they act When they come to realize They been duped and swindled again Right before their eyes They need to pray, they need to pray Before they lose their very soul They need to pray today And that’s why the devil He likes them best of all Lookin’ forward to seeing them On their belly and ready to crawl Yes sir the devil looks at them With love beyond extreme These suckers are the cream of crop Ole Scratch’s best whet dream They need to pray, they need to pray Before they lose their very soul They need to pray today They need to pray, they need to pray Before they lose their very soul They need to pray today

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Date: 11/30/2016 3:55:00 PM
I love it, Roy. Down-home tone, infectious rhythm, a kick-butt poem!
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Date: 11/30/2016 8:26:00 PM
Thanks again Doug, the down home tone is likely that I'm a good ole boy from North Carolina. Well not a red neck type, but a country boy nevertheless. No doubt you can see from the poem I'm a progressive southerner.

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