Rapunzel's Revenge

The ugly witch kept her in a tower And made her work hour after hour, Until her loved prince set her free When he said, “Rapunzel, marry me.” The old witch had a raving fit And truly carried on a bit. She said “I’ll fix that mangy prince, By brewing my magic herbs and quince.” The prince, not so dumb as the witch thought, Dug a big trap. The witch was caught. He forced her to drink her own homebrew And added some of his own stuff too. The witch lay there in a big stupor, Elves came along, tried to recoup her. They thought she was their friend SnowWhite. They fed her bon bons day and night. They noticed she was getting bigger And pretty soon would lose her figure. They gave her to a passing frog Who carried her to his marriage log. He’s proud of his bride and her loud croak But the witch is sad, her life’s a joke. The moral of this is plain to see Or that’s the way it seems to me Don’t keep a damsel in distress. Or it may be you whose life’s a mess. For John Heck's "Happily Ever After? contest won 9th