Haeckel and Clyde were twins, you see
Not one much like the other
Doreeane gave birth to both
But each was his own brother
One lives in a mansion
Overlooking grassy hills
The other in a bottle
With his doctors and his pills
In the bottle is a fortress
No one drives a car
Just a fortitude of solitude
And centuries of demar
In the grassy knolls, the lilies grow
The lilacs always bloom
Lyla walks on baby’s breath
A waking sweet perfume
In the bottle, war is raging
With the Hatfields and McMars
Clyde is courting Bonnie Parker
They’re out there stealing cars
In Haeckel’s halls, life is grand
The Dark Years will pass
Lyla did her nails and hair
Now she’s on her rass
Finesse and grace ain’t got no shoes
How do they keep from spilling the booze
McHaeli got his banjo back
How do you know when you got the blues
Clyde still haunts the back streets
Collecting vacant souls
He fills their minds with obfuscation
Stories full of holes
Please gather where they frolic
If you think you know
Which is Heackel and Jekyll
Which can Hyde from Clyde
by Joe Louis McMar
come over DeMar
your mother was a nice hoe
i'll buy you a beer
Of lineage most noble
A man of grave esteem
He could pull a mean cork
The best you ever seen
One third Apache, he was
His father never knew
Hesekiah Munny was
As proud as me and you
Not to be confused with
The man known as McMar
DeMar was his first cousin
So that’s how we got this far
Once removed, actually
Belligerent, he was
He tried to get back in
But they only called the fuzz
To his mother, Olive Eo, deceit on Hesekiah
Brang to them, a small DeMar
Give thanks to the Messiah
Illegitimately know as
DeMar McMar Eo Munny
Others knew him only as
DeMar Geronimo
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The story of Hezekiah Munny
Is one that’s really kind of funny
He married Olive Eo
First cousin to McMar
She didn’t have much money
And she didn’t have a car
She loved dear Hezekiah
She would gladly have his name
But also quite attached, she was
To her given maiden name
Tell me what you want, my love
And what is your new name
Said she to Mr. Munny
Not glory neither fame
My desire and my name
Are the same, Mr. Munny
What else do you think it’d be
Olive Eo Munny
And so they bred the finest brood
Not fond or Mr. Munny
There was Bern, DeMar and Helwit
I told you it was funny
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There was mister O and sister O
DeeDee O and Baby O
Doggy O and Granny O
All listening to the radio
So Maddie O and Daddy O
Mommy O and Landon O
Betty O and Idun O
All heard about the rodeo
Here comes a rowdy bunch of O’s
They even brought their cheerios
They’re stepping on each others toes
Demar to one anothers clothes
Where's the free kin rodeo
We heard it on the radio
You’re far too loud, you’ll have to go
It’s lovely to have met eo
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What do you mean it isn’t real
It was a winning ticket
And now all I can think to do
Is wonder where to stick it
A barcode and instructions
It sure looks real to me
It sure looks like a winner
How could this ever be
Well …
If you try to scan that barcode
You’ll see just what I mean
You just might see blue smoke
And wreck the poor machine
You buy them at the five and dime
Two fifty for a pack
I only gave you one
Or you would have a heart attack
Gosh…
I really didn’t mean it
When I said those nasty things
I really love your family
And the way your mother sings
The way your sister struts her stuff
And flaunts her diamond rings
The way your brother stuffs his gullet
Full of chicken wings
I would have gave it all to them
You know I was just fooling
I hope they keep on bringing food
You know I’ve had no skooling
Who thought that I was capable
Such utter foul demar
Who knew I’m so despicable
It’s bound to leave a scar
Dang me and defeat me
They ought to take a stick and beat me
A tree to hang my shame on
A rope to write my name on
Copyright © Mike Martin 2015
I am a simple man
I take a simple stand
To owe myself completely to
The bounty of the land
I sense no one is following
this rude absurd demar
like once for yes twice for no
before I go to far
well screw it all you must be fall
i shall continue anyway
if one day you are feeling blue
and happen on this gibber
you'll wish you'd been here every day
to see what was the jabber
I am a complex man
I take a complex stand
to honor and support the rights
of all who share the land