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Lose All Your Money

[Sing to the tune of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” sung by the Mother Superior in The Sound of Music] Lose all your money Where’re you go In ev’ry casino Vegas or Reno. Lose all your money Playing the slots, Don’t forget, try Keno Give it all you’ve got. THE BRIDGE Your hopes will be dashed Betting big at the wheel Ev’ry penny you’ve earned, The casino will steal. Lose all your money Playing the slots Don’t forget, try poker Give it all you got. Your hopes will be dashed Betting big at the wheel Eve’ry penny you’ve earned, The casino will steal. Lose all your money Playing the slots, Don’t forget, try Keno Give them all you’ve brought. A parody written December 4, 2021 Especially for “To the Tune of –Musicals--Part One” Poetry Contest Sponsored by Natasha L. Scragg

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Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 12/6/2021 7:39:00 AM

Well done sounds like a winner...Delice

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/6/2021 8:38:00 AM

Hopefully. It was fun writing. Thanks, Delice, for your confidence.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/5/2021 1:39:00 AM

"Your hopes will be dashed Betting big at the wheel Eve’ry penny you’ve earned, The casino will steal." - Oh, yes, this is so true! My hometown is 30 minutes from a casino now. My mother told me that many couples in their 60's had lost their house and were moving in with their elderly parents.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/5/2021 8:56:00 AM

Oh my! It's hard to believe that people could be so suckered in, but they are! Everyone seems to believe their next play will be the jackpot!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/4/2021 11:19:00 PM

Good one Milton, people have gone bankrupt aiming for that big win. The only winners are the casinos. Good luck Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/5/2021 8:57:00 AM

So true, Tom. The casino owners are billionaires, and they prey upon the gullible. I'll admit I enjoy the slots, but I always go in with a certain limit (what I can afford) and that's it! Seldom a winner!