A Georgia Extravaganza
A GEORGIA EXTRAVAGANZA
In the lovely Peach State of Georgia
There lived a man of meager means
He had a worn out flannel shirt
And a nearly worn out pair of faded old blue jeans
He tended a huge peach orchard
For the richest man in town
Who strutted around like a king
Putting people down
The 'king' had a daughter fair of skin
And eyes of dazzling blue
He doted on her lavishly
She was highly spoiled, it's true
But Curtis, the lowly caretaker
Was smitten by her charm
He dreamed one day to walk with her
Hanging on his arm
Well, as the hand of fate would have its way
She was strolling among the peach trees
And noticed Curtis pulling weeds
Down on his hands and knees
She said in her sweetest Southern drawl
How would you like to be
The man to take me away from here
Somewhere across the sea
He said to her, Miss Martha
I've dreamed of that very thing
But I'm just an orchard tender
I can't even afford a ring
She laughed and said, look Curtis
If money is what you need
I can give you all you want
Due to my Papa's greed
We'll have us a honeymoon
Like nothing you've ever known
The quicker you pack up
The sooner we'll be gone
So Curtis dusted off his jeans and shirt
Bathed and slicked his hair
They took off for Paris
Oh my, what a pair
Well the rest of the story is yet to come
You'll just have to wait and see
How the two of them and their little brood
Care lovingly for each peach tree
They're living in Fort Valley, Georgia
The peach capital of the world
And now this little fairy tale
Has been fictitiously unfurled lol
24 May 2018
For the contest sponsored by Alexis Y
Copyright © Curtis Moorman | Year Posted 2018
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