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

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 11/30/2016 3:55:00 PM
I love it, Roy. Down-home tone, infectious rhythm, a kick-butt poem!
Login to Reply
Merritt Avatar
Roy Merritt
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.
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Hide Ad