Short Annie Oakley Poems

   She's magisterial material
   Though she's not on a box of cereal
     'Tomorrow' she's sung
     Her curly locks stun
   Annie Oakley (Cortez) ~ imperial...

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she was homely and plain
Buffalo Bill dressed her poster up, pretending pretty
the men would not come to watch her shoot
if they knew the truth about Annie Oakley...

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Annie Oakley was quite a good marksman,
And it's actually how she met her husband.
She'd astound heads of state,
And even her mate,
She couldn't be beat as a marksman....

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a little girl with braids a-flyin
a stick pony without a head
righting the wrongs of childhood
when others don't play along

I rope my brother, tie him down
make him the bad guy, make him frown
he's not that happy, playin my game
Annie Oakley, runs away
before he can tell mom

I grew up, put Annie aside
forgot about her for a very long time
now that I go to the range and shoot
Annie has returned 
once again to right the wrongs
Annie has returned...

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