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Bunny went a hoppin' down to the creek, yessir Bunny went a hoppin' down to the creek,uh-huh Bunny went a hoppin' down to the creek Drank some water while a gator did peek, uh-huh Well, the gator was lookin' through the reed, uh-huh Yeah, the gator was lookin' through the reed, yessir Well the gator was lookin' through the reed And bunny said," Gator, there ain't no need." Gator said,"Bud, you'll be my lunch you see", uh-huh Gator said, "Bud, you'll be my lunch you see", yessir The bunny said," Gator you can't eat me, I'm gettin' married at half past three." Gator said, "Rabbit, who would marry you?" uh-huh Gator said, "Rabbit, who would marry you?" yessir Bunny said, "Gator you're invited, too, You can come and see her, yes, please do." Gator arrived at half past noon, uh-huh, Gator arrived at half past noon, uh-huh, Gator arrived at half past noon, Bride in a dress was a fat raccoon, Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. Rabbit said, Gator, come and sit right here, uh-huh, Rabbit said, Gator, come and sit right here, uh-huh, Rabbit said, Gator, come and sit right here, You can hear our vows from very near, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. Preacher said, Bunny, from my point of view, Uh-huh, Preacher said, Bunny, from my point of view, Uh-huh, There's a rattlesnake sittin' in the front row pew Bidin' his time till you say I do, Uh-huh. The bunny kissed the 'coon on her beauty spot, uh-huh, The bunny kissed the 'coon on her beauty spot, uh-huh, Then the Gator threw a lasso, tied the wedding knot, Dragged them down the aisle to his cooking pot, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. Gator had bunny stew that night, uh-huh, Gator had bunny stew that night, uh-huh, Gator had bunny stew that night, With raccoon flavor, taste just right, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. There is a moral you can plainly see, uh-huh A moral, yessir, you can surely see, uh-huh Don't make new friends where ere you be That have you mentioned in a recipe uh-huh,uh-huh,uh-huh 3/14/2017

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Date: 3/19/2017 7:04:00 PM
Great work Larry, sounds of Shel Silverstein, congratulations...
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 3/19/2017 9:53:00 PM
Thank you, Charlie!
Date: 3/19/2017 4:21:00 PM
Larry, I sang this three times just to make sure I had the rhythm right. Pretty funny and definitely different...thanks for entering the contest
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 3/19/2017 9:52:00 PM
Thank you, John. ...and thanks for an interesting contest. I'm sure you must have sung to Froggie Went A Courtin'

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