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Picture the Shock

You can sing this to the melody of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

I grew up in a little town
Big excitement
   When the Circus came round

Everyone would go to see
The lions and the tigers
   And the flying trapeze

Monkeys, elephants
Camels too
   Only cheers, never a boo

I grew up in a little town
Picture the shock
   ~ the year the clown was brown

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P.S. Awtry Date: 1/7/2019 10:24:00 AM Lol! I grew up in a little town, too! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 1/7/2019 1:33:00 PM Actually, I grew up in Chicago, but I've lived and worked in Warsaw, Indiana, Hanover, NH, and Sde Eliyahu, Israel---all really small towns. So I'm kind of an honorary small-towner, so to speak. ~ Gershon

Charlie Smith Date: 6/30/2018 3:47:00 PM Reminds me a bit of Shel Silverstein, good one Gershon... Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 6/30/2018 10:58:00 PM Hey, I'll take Shel for company any day of the week! Thanks a lot, Charlie!! ~ Gershon

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 6/30/2018 10:58:00 AM Am reminded of a dear close friend, who moved out of our very colourful neighbourhood... her lament that her son is now growing up in a gentrified white area of town. Children gawk honestly, racism is learned behaviour. Well writ my friend, xomo! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 6/30/2018 10:56:00 PM Astute commentary: Sad, but oh-so-true. Eternal vigilance is necessary to ensure that one's own kids don't succumb to racism's temptations...As for others, not much can be done, I'm afraid. And government is NOT the answer, of course. This stuff can't be legislated. The family IS the incubator for all prejudices (the bad and the good ones). Thanks for weighing in, Mo! :) gw

Lyric Man Date: 6/29/2018 8:48:00 PM I bet children didn't care! Login to Reply