Tea With Honey Please
(Southern hospitality with a twist of lemon and a rope)
Who dares to serve me tea with lemon?!
On my own plantation born in heaven
Flowing in the land of milk and honey
Did I not say please....I'm sure I did
But now comes the first meal of the day spoiled
With a biter taste of lemon in place of honey
What kind of monster does such things?
What kind of creature did we hire?
It is time for them to expire
Someone must swing on the ancient tree
Under the golden sun and canopy of love
To their biter end they must remember
Tea needs honey for the sake of all humanity
Here in the South we pride ourselves on love
Southern hospitality brings tranquility and joy
Bring me my whips and guns for SOMEONE
He, she or it must be punished oh so quickly
Perhaps the word eradicate is more correct
For such an austere occasion on the plantation
Bring me a rope, a tree, a coward, a culprit
That they might dangle for their crime
Wrath is a wondrous thing...don't you think?
Enlightenment arrives in an instant with a lynching
Who dares to come between me and mine?!
For this outrage someone must die
It's an atrocity, a sin against all things me
How does one make a day perfect?
Surely not with lemon on the tray
A tea with honey and a hanging
What could be sweeter in Spring
Some one swinging in the sour breeze
Blossoms white turn into hours sweet
Tea needs honey to be right, served with toast
Crunchy on both sides with a smiley face
Carved out of crust before we get to lunch
Before we bury justice in the dust
Is it too much to ask for orange juice too
Without seeds and void of pulp please!
Freshly squeezed for breakfast pleasure
One execution per day is so delightful
Lemon flowers are so pretty and serene
In fact intoxicating as we watch the hired help
Dangling between the lovely blossoming
A hard days work for honest wages
Is what it is all about here in the South
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2018
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