As I Went to Sleep
I was innocent as I went to sleep,
But soon I would be in trouble, deep.
My problems would pile up in a heap
As I went to sleep, to sleep.
I began to nap, blameless and free,
Without a trouble in the world,
But, as I lay there snoozing soundly,
Unfortunate events unfurled.
I witnessed the unlucky ax murder
Of a friend of a friend.
Why was I the only one to see?
Fate, I cannot comprehend.
The living friend asked me who did it.
So I squealed on who I saw.
A second murder, then sadly ensued, as he
Killed her with a hammer claw.
For that murder, then I too was guilty,
The jury reasoned, wise.
I should be sentenced unsparingly,
They sagely did advise.
In my friend's guilt, I would rightly share,
Though I went to sleep without a care,
I woke up to the chair, the chair.
I woke up to the electric chair.
Copyright ©
David Crandall
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