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Houndman Joe

Now Houndman Joe nobody really knows
But to some Hound bus passengers, they have their own story that was never told
A Hound bus with a mission to ride
Houndman Joe being the stride
It seems that when Houndman Joe would drive, it was his personality and demeanor in doing his everyday job of preserver
It was the way he made Schedule announcements
That Welcome Aboard
His friendly hand in opening and closing the doors
Houndman Joe put confident with a definite sure
It was also the Hound bus uniform being how it was nearly pressed, and the shine in his shoes
He looked more like a military soldier than a Hound Driver
Houndman Joe drive being the ride that no one would refuse
His approach too passenger’s was like having a personal chauffeur
However, Houndman Joe took to the highway as if it was a personal friend
There’s no thinking from when and then
In fact, Houndman Joe greetings were totally sincere
But his driving, no one had any fear
However, he was his own talent being like a movie premiere
Yet, Houndman Joe had stories to tell and the passengers knew all too well
Stories that had meaning
Sometimes even make you laugh
For instance, Houndman Joe told the story of his pet male dog that rang away
His dog rang away to be with another female dog and never came back
But he finished the story with, “If only my wife would follow that same track
Well a hard act to follow
But it was a true story or was it?
I will never tell
Houndman Joe told an actual story of an actual passenger who travelled on his bus to buy some cigarettes 
Instead, the passenger brought a Hound bus ticket to Los Angeles and rode for two days
I guess at this point, she knew her Husband was coming back
But let’s just say, her Husband stayed on his scheduled track
Yes that male passenger rode Houndman Joe’s bus
But remember the Hound’s bus old slogan, “Take the bus and avoid the fuss”
After while, the passengers just had to laugh
But there seemed to be a chain reaction, as one of the passengers announced is there anybody aboard running from their wife
Yet no one really answered
Yet this was Houndman Joe’s normal routine
The uniform and shoes all had their sheen
Well there’s your story of Houndman Joe
He was like a Commando, but without the war being the flow
Houndman Joe was the master of his own show
My hat off to you and everyday being the highway that you pursue.

Copyright © Anthony Blake | Year Posted 2016

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