There Ain't No Double Trouble
A feller I met, with a twinkle in his eye
Quite the enigma, you see,
Said, "I ain't got no dough, not a single penny!"
Said he, "ain't got no cash, not a single plug for a cup o' tea."
"Couldn't buy you no drink, not even a dime's worth of time,
Wouldn't dare ask you for no drink in my silly whine."
"Never saw nothin' finer, not a sight to behold,
Then, your fancy top hat, not plated with gold.
In this fine conversation, though, I confess,
I don't know nothin' much, not more or less."
"Don't know nothin' much 'bout music, not a single note,
But begged the whole bar not to leave me croak,
In this sea of confusion, though, I confess,
I ain't got no answers, not more or less."
Confused, I just stared, mouth agape and wide,
"So, are you broke or not?" I finally couldn't hide.
He winked, then chuckled, a sly, knowing grin,
"Don't you fret none, my friend, I ain't never givin' in!"
"Never learned nothin' clever, that ain't no surprise,
But I sure ain't unhappy, not with tears in my eyes!"
A poet, a pauper, a prince; his stories spun gold,
Ain't nothin' like his tales, never gettin' old.
We made a bond that don't nobody understand,
A friendship ain't never been seen in no other land.
Copyright ©
Daniel Henry Rodgers
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