Sawing Firewood For My Dad, Again
Sawing Firewood For My Dad, Again
"Saw them logs boys, saw them logs
heat for the kitchen, heat for the halls
Winter is going to be so very cold,
so get it done before we all grow old."
Boys, don't gripe, somebody got to do it
so hurry up and get right on to it
Winter is coming on and lickety-split
we need that firewoood before it hits
Early morning hours before going to school
sawing damn firewood, sure wasn't cool
Getting tired and sweaty wasn't any fun
stacking newly cut firewood by the ton!
A boy of fourteen truly does not care
to pull a damn crosscut saw anywhere
If his washing dishes wasn't bad enough
now this job, it was sho' nuff tough
Working two hours before school was bad
four more after school made one really mad
Curse this damn wood and this damn life
hickory ain't butter, this saw aint a knife!
Someday, I'll get a real fine job then
get myself rich like so many other men
Fancy myself with riches and a beautiful wife
curse this damn wood and this damn life
"Saw them logs boys, saw them logs
heat for the kitchen, heat for the halls
Winter is going to be so very cold,
so get it done before we all grow old."
Stop yelling, we sawing to beat the band
want any better, get another slaving hand
We cut and stack this crap all the time
pay is lousy, not even one thin dime
Big bro' pulling on the saw's other end
laughing at me , with that damn silly grin
"Little bro', stop bitching you're wasting spit
nothing to change so lets get on with it."
Another one, urging me to be a working fool
when grown man I'll be nobody's damn tool
Gonna get me that money and a life of ease
lay about, do just as I damn well please!
"Saw them logs boys, saw them logs
heat for the kitchen, heat for the halls
Winter is going to be so very cold,
so get it done before we all grow old."
Early morning hours before going to school
sawing damn firewood, sure wasn't cool
Getting tired and sweaty wasn't any fun
stacking newly cut firewood by the ton!
Robert J. Lindley, 11-09-2014
note: Special thanks to my friend Sara Kendrick for this concept
and inspiration. Inspired by her new contest theme....
Written about my young life and some of its hardships.
Usually writing a sonnet comes so easily to me but when starting
this write this blew right on out of me. Definitely not
a sonnet as was her contest requirement , so its not an entry in
that competition.
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2014
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