Rats For Phones
Rats for Phones
Medieval Hamelin, so they say
Was rat infested so one day
The town folks, though with shady hype
Hired a Piper and his pipe
And rid the town of rats he did
But he also piped away each kid
So it is today in a South African town
Alexandria has run aground
It’s rat infested with all types
And there’s no Piper now who pipes
But you still can hear the Piper’s tones
In the city sponsored free cell phones
For if you turn in 60 rats
You get a cell phone and congrats
They’re killing rats there by the score
In hopes there soon would be no more
But signs say this stunt could backfire
As there is now some public ire
The activists for animal rights
Have got the city in their sights
And they’ve condemned this initiative
Saying even rats have the right to live
Where will this end – I have no clue
But if you had rats what would you do
If you’re like me, let it be known
We’d have ourselves a new cell phone
Mdailey 11/5/12
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