With a Twist

Super California twist
    Of lemon in large doses.
Eating great big mounds of it
    Can cure your halitosis.
Just don’t mix much gin with it,
    Or you can get sclerosis.
Take precautions to avoid,
    From one who’s in the know, sis!

Um diddle, diddle diddle, not gonna lie
Um diddle, diddle diddle, not gonna lie

Oh, like a fish to water,
Started drink as just a lad.
Tick the nose and light the eye,
And make the heart feel glad!

But after twenty years or so,
It nearly drove me mad.
Now it’s been sixteen wonder years,
Since then, not one drink had!

Um diddle, diddle diddle, not gonna lie
Um diddle, diddle diddle, not gonna lie

I think that you now get the gist
    Of how the story goes.
To end with a redemptive bit
    amidst a tale of woe.
They say the pull of booze is strong,
    inflicting pain and strife.
It's time you cast your cares on Him,
    'cuz He can change a life!

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to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from the Musical "Mary Poppins" written 03/11/2022

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 3/11/2022 1:57:00 PM
I now have Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and The Pearly Chorus singing your words to me on some continuous loop in my head and the more times I read your poem the quicker they all appear to be singing it :) Cheers - Gary
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/11/2022 2:58:00 PM
Ha! Sorry about that! :-)
Date: 3/11/2022 12:36:00 PM
Cleverly written Jeff and thoroughly enjoyable!! Much more interesting when you sing the poem to the iconic tune!! Best regards...Ron
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/11/2022 12:58:00 PM
Thanks, Ron, part of why I wanted to add the remainder, starting with the um diddle diddle. Brilliant song, those guys were genius
Date: 3/11/2022 11:36:00 AM
Great word weaving..
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/11/2022 11:41:00 AM
So have you got um diddle, diddle diddle, um diddle ay stuck in your brain now? :-)
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