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Take Me Way Back

~ To the tune of
       Home on the Range ~


     O, take me way back
     Where no one attacked
     The King, for fear
     his head he would lack

     Where seldom was heard
     a sound or a word
     that wasn't worshiping
     The King, That Monster, The King

     Home, home for a serf
     A straw hut on a hard piece of turf
     He'd better behave
     And work like a slave
     and never make one tiny wave

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2021

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Judy Ball Date: 3/15/2021 6:22:00 AM Really cute and clever piece Gershon. And as Carolyn so well put it, We serfs have to learn to behave. God Bless, JB Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 3/15/2021 5:41:00 AM I like this poem, Gershon, especially the last verse where the irony is so strong. Those of us at the bottom of the food chain have learned not to make "waves" or risk losing our incomes. Very interesting topic! BEst wishes, Carolyn Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/15/2021 6:13:00 PM Thank you, Carolyn. Seems that the more things change, the more they stay the same, as they say. ~ Bennet Cerf

Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/15/2021 3:05:00 AM “Take me back where no one is attacked”. - me too Gershon. Me too! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/15/2021 6:12:00 PM Oops! On second thought, that's wonderful! ~ Mysterious One

Robert Pettit Date: 3/14/2021 8:39:00 PM Clever write that looks and sounds like it could appear in an issue of Mad Magazine. I like it. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/14/2021 9:14:00 PM Ha, ha! You have given me high praise indeed -- MAD, now there was a magazine!! If only I could get the Three Stooges to sing this little ballad, I could die happy. lol. Thanks, Robert! :) gw