Credit Card Hoodoo

Your new bank card is on the way,
praise god for all his/her ways
if you can't beat 'em join 'em (I say)
Oh lord have mercy on me.

Relax  you've got mastercard,
New fan dangles is your fate.
No worries about interest rate,
Oh lord I hope you are merciful.

Help your child to not lose,
these cards with too much loot,
and the card limit well overshoot
Yes Lord have mercy on me.

Alas, my card has been refused,
I curse the clerk who snipped,
"They want the card ripped,"
Sob, have so much mercy lord.

No card now, such a relief,
Eat beans and rice and believf.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Dietrich Avatar
February 13, 2016 at 6:04 PM
I can tell you are not a fan of credit cards. I finally "got with the program" a few years back and began using debit card. People behind me in line were hating seeing me open my check book and the stores don't even want to take them any more. Lordy.
Allison Avatar
February 11, 2016 at 3:55 PM
Made me smile Thomas especially as I have never owned a credit card:-) hugs jan xx
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